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.

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

Stephanie felt a bit

she stood up from

“Where are you going?”

at Dominick in the back seat, and asked

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

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

at the rearview mirror and noticed Dominick’s distracted look. Every time Dominick asked him to pick him up

and wondered if she had

going 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 spoke coldly,

Vincent raised an eyebrow, not knowing how to answer for a

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

strange.

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

lout the c

glaring fiercely out the

Vincent

have

her, but with his cold demeanor and habit of using

“So you know her!”

turned cold as he

his displeased tone, Vincent immediately faltered,

to company matters. He rushed back home because George insisted on weekly Sunday

“Where is she?”

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put his plant back on the shell as if not hearing Dominick’s question, and turned directly to Vincent. “Is your grandfather

lately?”

Thank you for asking.”

suppressed impatience and took a step forward.

are your parents doing

Vincent and continued his

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

your three elder brothers lately?” George continued to

with Dominick, Vincent was embarrassed, but

Dominick–across from him and saw that his expression was

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

on schedule every day? Why

Irritation.

face turned gloomy as he stared

just returned, and Stephanie was

concerned about her?” George raised an

coldly added,

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

your

DR

The atmosphere

helplessly, “Mr. Wellington, Samantha was hospitalized this morning due to

as he was surprised Stephanie had returned to

resting

Reed family, except for Diana. Stephanie felt she

she was a soft–hearted person, and Samantha was eighty years old now. The things she

ago…

she returned to Caelorium, she felt a bit