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

felt a

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

“Where are you going?”

airport, looking at Dominick in

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

Dominick looked weary. Leaning against the window, he watched the scenery passing

Dominick’s distracted look. Every time Dominick asked him to pick him up from the airport, it was always because he

Stephanie and wondered if she had angered him

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

the blame.

harsh on her?” Dominick suddenly

raised an eyebrow, not

everyone, and now, suddenly 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, Vincent suddenly asked curiously. “Did you

lout the c

glaring fiercely out

Vincent wisely

don’t understand women well Some things you have to say

felt Dominick must care for her, but with his cold demeanor and habit of using commanding tones to his subordinates, Dominick probably didn’t know how to cherish

“So you know her!”

turned cold as he

faltered, weakly explaining, “I’m not

on business in Paente for five days due to company matters. He rushed back

“Where is she?”

returned to Wellington Villa. George was leisurely trimming plants in the

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not hearing Dominick’s question, and turned directly

lately?”

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

a step

are your parents doing

at Vincent and

on his forehead under immense pressure, muttered softly, “My parents have been traveling to Olara lately. Everything

elder brothers lately?”

embarrassed, but he wondered why he was being used as a

Dominick–across from him and saw

the bodyguard behind him and angrily reprimanded, “Where is

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

Irritation.

pregnant…” Dominick’s face turned gloomy as he stared

returned,

you concerned about her?” George raised an eyebrow,

he coldly added, “I

could possibly care about her. You were publicly having car sex with Jessica. How

about your

DR

Dominick glared at each other. The atmosphere was

Samantha was hospitalized this morning due to high

gloomy face as he was surprised Stephanie had returned to

the hospital to visit Samantha, who was resting in the ward. Since the caregiver

for Diana. Stephanie felt she had

she was a soft–hearted person, and Samantha was eighty years old now. The things she once hated seemed

ago…

time she returned to Caelorium,