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.

a day because after she gave birth, she

of Dominick, Stephanie felt a bit heavy

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

“Where are you going?”

to the airport, looking at Dominick in the back

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

Leaning against the window, he watched the scenery passing by,

drove steadily. Vincent glanced 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

thought of Stephanie and wondered if she

on Winter Festival. She

the blame.

harsh on her?” Dominick suddenly spoke coldly, interrupting

raised an eyebrow, not knowing how to

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

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

squinted his eyes, glaring fiercely out

Vincent

women well Some things you have to say for them to

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

“So you know her!”

face turned cold as he suddenly turned to scrutinize

faltered, weakly explaining, “I’m not

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

“Where is she?”

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

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

lately?”

grandfather is in good health. Thank

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

are your

Vincent and continued

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

your three elder brothers lately?” George continued to ask him

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

him and saw that his

the bodyguard behind him and angrily reprimanded, “Where is Mrs. Wellington? Where did she go? Didn’t I

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

Irritation.

Dominick’s face turned gloomy as he

returned, and Stephanie was

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

coldly added,

care about her. You were publicly having car sex

your wife and

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at each other. The atmosphere was tense

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

gloomy face as he was surprised Stephanie

visit Samantha, who was resting in the ward. Since the caregiver was

for Diana. Stephanie felt she had

and Samantha was eighty years old now. The

ago…

time she returned to Caelorium,