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.

day because

Dominick, Stephanie felt

clock on the left, she stood up from the sofa and said

“Where are you going?”

looking at Dominick in the back

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

against the window, he

rearview mirror and noticed Dominick’s distracted look. Every time Dominick asked him to pick him up from the airport, it

wondered if

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

the blame.

harsh on her?” Dominick

not knowing

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

strange.

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

lout the c

his eyes, glaring fiercely out

attitude, Vincent wisely

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

of using commanding tones to his

“So you know her!”

face turned cold as he

his displeased tone, Vincent immediately faltered, weakly explaining, “I’m

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

“Where is she?”

Villa. George was leisurely trimming plants

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

lately?”

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

a step forward. “Where did

your parents

at Vincent

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

elder brothers lately?” George

was embarrassed, but he wondered

him and saw

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

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

Irritation.

turned gloomy as he stared at

had just returned, and

concerned about her?”

he coldly added, “I don’t think

were publicly having car

your wife

DR

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

this morning due to high blood pressure. Mrs. Wellington rushed

face as he was surprised Stephanie

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

despised the Reed family, except for Diana.

and Samantha was eighty years old now. The things she once

ago…

to Caelorium, she felt a bit