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 would

felt

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

“Where are you going?”

drove to the airport, looking at Dominick in the

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

the plane, Dominick looked weary. Leaning against the window, he watched the scenery passing

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

thought of Stephanie and wondered if she

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

the blame.

her?”

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 it was

strange.

from the club to Flaming Bar that day, running through red lights and almost causing an accident, Vincent suddenly asked curiously. “Did you know Stephanie before?” Dominick seemed really

lout the c

squinted his eyes, glaring fiercely

Vincent wisely

don’t understand women well Some things you have to say for them to know,” Vincent said with

habit of using commanding tones to his subordinates, Dominick probably didn’t know how to cherish a

“So you know her!”

as he suddenly turned to scrutinize

displeased tone, Vincent immediately faltered, weakly explaining,

for five days due to company matters. He rushed back home because George insisted on weekly Sunday

“Where is she?”

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

Chapter 50

if not hearing Dominick’s question, and turned

lately?”

Thank you for asking.” Vincent immediately replied

took a step

are your

looked at Vincent and continued his

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

three elder brothers lately?” George continued to ask

deal with Dominick, Vincent was embarrassed, but he wondered

Dominick–across from him and saw that his expression was

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

on schedule every day? Why did you have someone

Irritation.

turned gloomy as he

had just returned,

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

added, “I don’t think

publicly having car sex with Jessica. How could

about your wife and

DR

atmosphere was tense while the others endured

Wellington, Samantha was hospitalized this morning due to high blood pressure. Mrs.

he was surprised Stephanie

indeed returned to Caelorium. She went directly to the hospital to visit Samantha, who was resting in the ward. Since the caregiver was around, she didn’t disturb

for Diana. Stephanie

was eighty years old

ago…

time she returned to Caelorium, she felt a