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 after she gave birth, she would leave Wellington

Dominick, Stephanie felt a

the left, she stood up from the sofa and said to George,

“Where are you going?”

to the airport, looking at Dominick

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

Dominick looked weary. Leaning against the window, he

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

of Stephanie and wondered

Bar on Winter Festival. She didn’t…” Vincent tried to be a

the blame.

I too harsh on her?” Dominick suddenly spoke

not knowing how to answer for

suddenly asking if he was too harsh on a woman,

strange.

from the club to Flaming Bar that day, running through red lights and almost causing

lout the c

squinted his eyes, glaring

attitude, Vincent wisely shut

you have to say for them to know,” Vincent said with

must care for her, but with his cold demeanor and habit of using

“So you know her!”

face turned cold as he

immediately faltered, weakly explaining, “I’m not

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

“Where is she?”

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

Chapter 50

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

lately?”

is in good health. Thank you

took a step forward.

your parents

looked at Vincent and continued

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

elder brothers lately?” George continued

want to deal with Dominick, Vincent was embarrassed, but he

him and saw

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

just walking your dog on schedule every day?

Irritation.

Dominick’s face turned gloomy

had just returned, and Stephanie was

are you concerned about her?” George raised an

added,

about her. You were publicly having car sex with Jessica. How

about your

DR

Dominick glared at each other. The atmosphere

due to high blood pressure. Mrs. Wellington rushed back to

had a gloomy face as he

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 Samantha and planned to come

despised the Reed family, except for Diana. Stephanie

old now. The things

ago…

returned to Caelorium, she