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.

wouldn’t be such a day

of Dominick, Stephanie felt a bit heavy

up from the sofa and

“Where are you going?”

at Dominick in the back seat, and asked

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

Leaning against the window, he

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

thought of Stephanie and wondered if she had

to take Stephanie to Flaming Bar on Winter

the blame.

on her?” Dominick

question, Vincent raised an eyebrow, not knowing how to answer

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

strange.

and almost causing an accident, Vincent suddenly

lout the c

squinted his eyes, glaring fiercely out the

Vincent wisely shut

Some things you have to say for them to know,” Vincent

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

“So you know her!”

face turned cold as he

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

business in 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,

“Where is she?”

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

Chapter 50

his 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.”

impatience and took a step forward.

your

looked at Vincent

softly, “My parents have been traveling to

brothers lately?” George continued to ask

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

glanced at Dominick–across from him and saw that his expression

him and angrily reprimanded, “Where is Mrs. Wellington? Where

think you are just 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

had just returned, and

or are you concerned about her?” George raised

coldly added,

could possibly care about her. You were publicly having

your wife

DR

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

sighed helplessly, “Mr. Wellington, Samantha was hospitalized this morning due to high blood pressure. Mrs. Wellington rushed back

he was surprised

resting in the ward. Since the caregiver was around, she didn’t disturb

the Reed family, except for Diana.

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

ago…

she returned to Caelorium,