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.

felt that maybe there wouldn’t be such a day because after she

Stephanie felt a bit heavy

left, she stood up

“Where are you going?”

looking at Dominick in the back seat, and asked

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

Dominick looked weary. Leaning against the window, he

asked him to pick

and wondered

Bar on Winter Festival. She didn’t…” Vincent tried

the blame.

on her?” Dominick

eyebrow, not knowing how to answer

everyone, and now, suddenly asking if he was too harsh

strange.

almost causing an accident, Vincent suddenly asked curiously. “Did you know Stephanie before?” Dominick seemed really

lout the c

his eyes, glaring fiercely out

his attitude, Vincent wisely shut

well Some things you have to say for them to

care for her, but with his cold demeanor and habit of using commanding

“So you know her!”

he suddenly turned to scrutinize

immediately faltered, weakly explaining, “I’m not

been away on business in Paente for five days due to company matters. He rushed back home because George insisted on weekly Sunday

“Where is she?”

trimming plants in the backyard, and Dominick

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

lately?”

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

impatience and took a step forward. “Where

your

at Vincent

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

lately?” George continued

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

and saw that his

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

you think you are just walking your dog on schedule every day?

Irritation.

turned gloomy as he stared at

had just returned, and Stephanie was

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

coldly added, “I don’t think

possibly care about her. You were publicly having car

your wife

DR

Dominick glared at each other. The atmosphere was tense while

this morning due to high blood pressure. Mrs. Wellington

he was

to the hospital to visit Samantha, who was resting in the ward. Since the caregiver was around, she didn’t disturb Samantha and planned

Diana. Stephanie felt she had no family

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

ago…

returned to Caelorium, she