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.

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

felt

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

“Where are you going?”

at Dominick

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

plane, Dominick looked weary. Leaning against the

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

wondered

to Flaming Bar on Winter

the blame.

too harsh on her?” Dominick

an eyebrow, not knowing

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

strange.

that day, running through red lights and almost causing an accident, Vincent suddenly asked curiously. “Did you know Stephanie before?” Dominick

lout the c

eyes, glaring fiercely out

Vincent wisely shut up,

Some things you have to say for them to

with his cold demeanor and habit of using commanding tones to

“So you know her!”

turned cold as he suddenly turned to

immediately faltered, weakly explaining, “I’m not

in Paente for five days due to company matters. He rushed back home because George insisted on weekly Sunday classes, but today, when

“Where is she?”

returned to Wellington Villa. George was leisurely trimming plants in the backyard, and Dominick asked with a restrained

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

lately?”

Thank you for asking.” Vincent

suppressed impatience and took a step forward. “Where did

your

Vincent

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

your three elder brothers lately?”

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

glanced at Dominick–across from him and saw that his expression

directly to the bodyguard behind him and angrily reprimanded, “Where is Mrs. Wellington? Where did she go?

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

Irritation.

face turned gloomy as

had just returned, and Stephanie was

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

coldly added, “I don’t think

about her. You were publicly having car

your

DR

The atmosphere was tense while the

hospitalized this morning due to high blood pressure.

he was surprised Stephanie

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

Diana. Stephanie

Samantha was eighty years old now. The things she once hated seemed

ago…

she returned to Caelorium, she