Crossroads

Chapter 50

“Why can’t play the piano in front of Dominick?”

Stephanie didn’t expect George to actually have a plano delivered and even had her play a canon. She thought she played quite well, but Brad looked nervous.

Brad looked somewhat hesitant. “Because Mr. Wellington… He really hates…”

“Why can’t we celebrate Dominick’s birthday? You never celebrate Winter Festival?” Stephanie, curious, stared at Brad.

“Well, this, um…” Brad’s voice trailed off

“Do you care about Dominick?”

Sitting in the center of the couch, George took a sip of coffee, set down the cup, and raised an eyebrow, questioning.

Stephanie felt awkward and immediately denied, “No.”

“Mrs. Wellington, Mr. Wellington has a lot of things he doesn’t like others interfering with…” Brad sighed as he spoke.

“He’s always so cold and secretive,” Stephanie immediately whispered, complaining.

George, feeling similarly, muttered angrily, “Don’t know who Dominick inherited that bad temper from, always with a stern face, never doing any filial action.”

“You wouldn’t!

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y that before…”

Seeing the two of them having shared frustration, Brad couldn’t help but smile, then picked up a photo album and handed it to Stephanie.

Stephanie took the album, flipped it open, and glanced at it, surprised. “This kid is Dominick?”

the entrance of a private

In the photo, a three–year-old boy, dressed in a light blue sailor suit with a small hat, stood obediently at the kindergarten. His bright eyes shimmered on his adorable face as he smiled shyly at the camera.

Stephanie was excited, picking up the album to get a closer look. “Is this really Dominick?”

She found the boy in the album so cute. How could…

Seeing Stephanie so excited, Brad couldn’t help but marvel, “Mr. Wellington was very quiet when he was young, but then he was abducted…

As he said this, George gave Brad a serious look, and Brad immediately shut up, not daring to continue.

Stephanie was shocked as she looked at George.

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Carefully probing, she asked, “Was Dominick abducted when he was young?” Children from wealthy families being abducted was occasionally in the news, but Dominick’s experience seemed unusual

George didn’t answer her, just looked up at the black grand piano with cloudy eyes, suppressing a painful memory..

Dominick was his only grandson, naturally the one he cherished the most, but..

Brad looked at Stephanie and said softly, “Mrs. Wellington, don’t blame Mr. Wellington for being too aloof. He just hides too many secrets…

“Perhaps one day he will tell you.”

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Stephanie didn’t pursue further.

a day because after she gave birth, she

Stephanie felt a bit heavy

the antique tall–case clock on the left, she stood up from

“Where are you going?”

the airport, looking at Dominick in the back seat, and asked

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

Dominick looked weary. Leaning against the window,

glanced at the rearview mirror and noticed Dominick’s distracted look. Every time Dominick asked him to

Stephanie and wondered if

to take Stephanie to Flaming Bar on Winter Festival. She didn’t…” Vincent tried to

the blame.

her?” Dominick suddenly spoke

his question, Vincent raised an eyebrow, not knowing how to

asking if he was too harsh on a woman, Vincent felt it was

strange.

from the club to Flaming Bar that day, running through red lights and almost causing an accident,

lout the c

squinted his eyes, glaring fiercely

attitude, Vincent wisely

women well Some things you have to say

with his cold demeanor and habit of

“So you know her!”

as he

immediately faltered, weakly explaining, “I’m

Festival, Dominick had been away on business in Paente for five days due to company matters. He rushed back home because George insisted on weekly Sunday classes, but today, when he got back home, he found

“Where is she?”

returned to Wellington Villa. George was leisurely trimming plants in the backyard, and Dominick asked with a

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on the shell as if not hearing Dominick’s question, and turned directly to Vincent. “Is your grandfather

lately?”

Thank you for asking.” Vincent immediately

took a step forward. “Where did she

are your parents doing

Vincent and continued

parents

your three elder brothers lately?”

want to deal with Dominick, Vincent was embarrassed, but he wondered why

at Dominick–across from him and saw that

behind him and angrily reprimanded, “Where is Mrs. Wellington? Where did she go? Didn’t I tell you to follow

walking your dog on schedule every day? Why did you have someone follow her?” George suddenly

Irritation.

turned gloomy as

had just returned,

her baby, or are you concerned about her?” George raised an

coldly added,

care about her. You were publicly

about your wife and

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each other. The atmosphere was tense while

helplessly, “Mr. Wellington, Samantha was hospitalized this morning due to high blood pressure.

had a gloomy face as he was surprised Stephanie had

Samantha, who was resting in the ward. Since the caregiver was around, she

for Diana. Stephanie felt she had

and Samantha was eighty years old now. The things she once hated seemed to have

ago…

she returned to Caelorium, she