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!

tsay

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.

be such a day because after she gave birth, she would leave Wellington

Dominick, Stephanie felt a bit heavy

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

“Where are you going?”

at Dominick

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

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

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

and wondered if she had

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

the blame.

on her?” Dominick suddenly

an eyebrow, not knowing

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

strange.

I heard you 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 Stephanie before?” Dominick seemed really nervous that

lout the c

his eyes, glaring

attitude, Vincent

you have to say for

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

“So you know her!”

cold as he suddenly turned to

displeased tone, Vincent immediately faltered,

five days due to company matters. He rushed back home because

“Where is she?”

leisurely trimming plants in the backyard, and

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not hearing Dominick’s question,

lately?”

Thank you for

impatience and took a step forward. “Where did

your

at Vincent

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

lately?” George

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

Dominick–across from him and saw that

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

on schedule every day? Why did you have someone follow her?” George suddenly

Irritation.

face turned gloomy as

had just returned, and

her?” George raised an eyebrow, glaring at the cold and

he coldly added, “I don’t think

You were publicly having car sex with

your

DR

Dominick glared 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 to

as he was

visit Samantha, who was resting in the ward.

the Reed family, except for Diana. Stephanie

and Samantha was eighty years old now. The

ago…

she returned to Caelorium, she felt a bit