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.

be such a day because after she gave birth,

Stephanie felt a bit

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

“Where are you going?”

airport, looking at Dominick in the back seat,

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

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

at the rearview mirror and noticed Dominick’s distracted look. Every time Dominick asked him to pick him up from the airport, it was always because he was in

and wondered

on Winter

the blame.

her?” Dominick

his question, Vincent raised an eyebrow, not knowing

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

strange.

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

lout the c

eyes, glaring fiercely out the car

attitude, Vincent

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

cold demeanor and habit of using commanding tones to his subordinates, Dominick probably

“So you know her!”

turned cold as he suddenly turned to scrutinize

tone, Vincent immediately faltered, weakly explaining, “I’m not familiar

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 Stephanie

“Where is she?”

leisurely trimming plants in the backyard, and Dominick asked with a

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shell as if not hearing Dominick’s question, and turned

lately?”

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

a step forward. “Where

your parents

looked at Vincent and

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

lately?” George continued to ask

didn’t want to deal with Dominick, Vincent was embarrassed, but he wondered why he was

and saw that his expression

“Where is Mrs. Wellington? Where did she go? Didn’t I tell

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

Irritation.

turned gloomy as he

just returned,

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

coldly added, “I don’t

publicly having car sex with

about your wife

DR

The atmosphere was

was hospitalized this morning due to high blood pressure. Mrs.

he was surprised Stephanie had

to visit Samantha, who was resting

the Reed family, except for Diana.

was eighty years old now.

ago…

to Caelorium, she felt