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.

day because after she

Dominick, Stephanie felt a bit

the antique tall–case clock on the left, she stood up from the sofa and said to George, “Grandpa,

“Where are you going?”

at Dominick

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

the plane, Dominick looked weary. Leaning against the window, he watched the

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

thought of Stephanie and wondered if

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

the blame.

too harsh on her?” Dominick suddenly spoke coldly,

eyebrow, not knowing how to answer for

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

strange.

club to Flaming Bar that day, running through red lights and almost causing

lout the c

his eyes, glaring fiercely

Vincent wisely

things you have to

of using commanding tones to his subordinates, Dominick probably didn’t

“So you know her!”

turned cold as he suddenly turned to

his displeased tone, Vincent immediately faltered, weakly

company matters. He rushed back home because George insisted on weekly Sunday classes,

“Where is she?”

trimming plants in the

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

lately?”

in good health. Thank you for asking.” Vincent immediately

and took a step

your parents doing

at Vincent and continued his

pressure, muttered softly, “My parents have been traveling

your three elder brothers lately?” George continued to ask him

embarrassed, but he wondered why he

from him and saw that his expression was very

him and angrily reprimanded, “Where is Mrs. Wellington? Where did she

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

Irritation.

turned gloomy as

just returned, and Stephanie

concerned about her baby, or are you concerned about her?” George raised an eyebrow, glaring at the cold and arrogant

coldly added, “I don’t think

her. You were publicly having

about your wife and

DR

and Dominick glared at each other. The atmosphere

Samantha was hospitalized this morning due to high blood pressure. Mrs. Wellington rushed back

as he was

She went directly to the hospital to visit Samantha, who was resting in the ward. Since the caregiver was around, she didn’t

except for Diana. Stephanie felt she had no

old now. The things she once

ago…

to Caelorium, she