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.

maybe there wouldn’t be such a day because after she gave birth, she would leave Wellington

Dominick, Stephanie felt

up from the

“Where are you going?”

Dominick in the back seat, and

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

weary. Leaning against the window, he

Dominick asked him to pick

immediately thought of Stephanie and wondered if she had angered

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

the blame.

harsh on her?” Dominick suddenly spoke

Vincent raised an eyebrow, not knowing how to answer for a

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

strange.

rushed from the club to Flaming Bar that day, running through red lights and almost causing an accident, Vincent suddenly asked curiously. “Did you know

lout the c

glaring fiercely out the car

attitude, Vincent

have to say for them to

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

“So you know her!”

face turned cold as he

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

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

“Where is she?”

trimming plants in the backyard, and Dominick asked

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back on the shell as if not hearing Dominick’s question, and

lately?”

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

suppressed impatience and took a step forward. “Where did she go?”

are your parents

at Vincent and continued his

softly, “My parents have been

lately?” George continued to

embarrassed, but he wondered why he was

at Dominick–across from him and saw that his

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

on schedule every day?

Irritation.

gloomy as he stared at

had just returned, and Stephanie

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

he coldly added, “I

care about her. You were publicly having car sex

your wife

DR

Dominick glared at each other. The atmosphere was

morning due to high blood

he was surprised

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

Reed family, except for Diana. Stephanie

was eighty years old now. The things she once hated seemed to

ago…

time she returned to Caelorium,