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

of Dominick, Stephanie felt

she stood up from the sofa and said

“Where are you going?”

to the airport, looking at Dominick

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

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

wondered if she had

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

had always been indifferent to everyone, and now, suddenly asking if he was too harsh on a woman, Vincent

strange.

Flaming Bar that day, running through red lights and almost causing an accident, Vincent suddenly asked curiously. “Did you know Stephanie before?”

lout the c

squinted his eyes, glaring fiercely out

his attitude, Vincent wisely shut

things you have to say for

with his cold demeanor and habit of using commanding tones to his subordinates, Dominick probably didn’t

“So you know her!”

turned cold as he suddenly turned to scrutinize

his displeased tone, Vincent immediately faltered, weakly explaining,

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

“Where is she?”

George was leisurely trimming plants in the

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

lately?”

good health. Thank you for asking.”

took a step forward. “Where did

your parents doing

looked at Vincent and

under immense pressure, muttered softly, “My parents have been traveling to Olara lately. Everything is fine. Thanks

your three elder brothers lately?” George

didn’t want to deal with Dominick, Vincent was embarrassed,

from him and saw that his expression was

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

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

Irritation.

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

just returned,

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

added,

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

about your

DR

glared at each other. The atmosphere was tense while the others endured uneasy

hospitalized this morning due to high

he was surprised Stephanie had returned to

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

despised the Reed family, except for Diana. Stephanie felt

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

ago…

Caelorium, she felt a bit