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.

that maybe there wouldn’t be such a day because

felt a bit heavy

up

“Where are you going?”

to the airport, looking at Dominick in the back seat, and

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

against the

car drove steadily. Vincent glanced at the rearview mirror and noticed Dominick’s distracted look. Every time Dominick asked him to

immediately thought of Stephanie and wondered if she had

Stephanie to Flaming Bar on Winter Festival. She didn’t…”

the blame.

on her?” Dominick suddenly spoke coldly, interrupting

raised an eyebrow, not

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

strange.

through red lights and almost causing

lout the c

his eyes, glaring fiercely out

attitude, Vincent wisely shut

you have to say for them

felt Dominick must care for her, but with his cold demeanor and habit of using commanding tones to his subordinates, Dominick probably didn’t know how to

“So you know her!”

cold as he suddenly

his displeased tone, Vincent immediately faltered, weakly explaining, “I’m not familiar

had been away on business in Paente for five days due to company matters. He rushed back home because George insisted on

“Where is she?”

trimming plants in the backyard, and Dominick asked with a

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

lately?”

good health. Thank you for asking.” Vincent immediately replied

a step forward. “Where did she

are your

at Vincent and continued

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

elder brothers lately?” George continued to ask him

was embarrassed, but he wondered why he was being

Dominick–across from him and saw that

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

you are just walking your dog on schedule every

Irritation.

turned gloomy

had just returned, and Stephanie was

about her baby, or are you concerned about her?” George raised

coldly added, “I

could possibly care about her. You were publicly having car

about your wife and

DR

Dominick glared at each other. The atmosphere was tense while the others endured

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

face as he was surprised Stephanie had returned

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

except for Diana. Stephanie felt she had no

a soft–hearted person, and Samantha was eighty years old now. The things she once hated seemed to have passed

ago…

to Caelorium, she felt a