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.

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

of Dominick, Stephanie felt a bit heavy

tall–case clock on the left, she stood up from the sofa and

“Where are you going?”

the airport, looking at Dominick

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

looked weary. Leaning against the window, he watched

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

and wondered if she

going to take Stephanie to Flaming Bar on Winter Festival.

the blame.

on her?” Dominick suddenly spoke coldly, interrupting

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

to everyone, and now, suddenly asking if

strange.

and almost causing an accident, Vincent

lout the c

squinted his eyes, glaring

attitude, Vincent wisely shut up,

you don’t understand women well Some things you have to

but with his cold demeanor and habit of using

“So you know her!”

he suddenly turned to

his displeased tone, Vincent immediately faltered, weakly

on 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, he found

“Where is she?”

was leisurely trimming plants in the backyard, and Dominick asked

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if not hearing Dominick’s question, and turned directly to Vincent. “Is your grandfather doing

lately?”

good health. Thank you for

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

are your

at Vincent and

“My parents have been

lately?” George continued to ask

deal with Dominick, Vincent was embarrassed, but he

and saw that his expression was very

and angrily reprimanded, “Where is Mrs. Wellington? Where did she go?

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

Irritation.

gloomy

just returned, and Stephanie was

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

he coldly added, “I don’t think

publicly having car

your wife and

DR

atmosphere was tense while the others endured

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

had a gloomy face as he was surprised Stephanie had

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

the Reed family, except for Diana. Stephanie felt she

and Samantha was eighty years old now.

ago…

she returned to Caelorium, she felt a bit