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

Stephanie felt a bit

left, she stood up from the sofa and said to George, “Grandpa, I’m

“Where are you going?”

drove to the airport, looking at Dominick

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

against the window, he watched the scenery passing

Every time Dominick asked him to pick him up from the

thought of Stephanie and wondered if she

Bar on Winter Festival. She didn’t…”

the blame.

her?” Dominick suddenly spoke coldly, interrupting

not knowing how to answer

suddenly asking if he was too harsh on a woman, Vincent felt it

strange.

running through red lights and almost causing an accident, Vincent suddenly asked

lout the c

eyes, glaring fiercely out

his attitude, Vincent wisely shut up,

have to say for them to know,” Vincent said

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

“So you know her!”

turned cold as he suddenly turned to scrutinize

Vincent immediately faltered, weakly explaining,

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

“Where is she?”

leisurely trimming plants in the backyard, and Dominick

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hearing Dominick’s question, and turned directly to

lately?”

grandfather is in good health. Thank you for asking.” Vincent immediately replied

suppressed impatience and took a step forward.

your parents

Vincent and continued

“My parents have been traveling to Olara lately.

elder brothers lately?” George continued to ask

want to deal with Dominick, Vincent was embarrassed,

him and saw that his expression was

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

are just walking your dog on schedule every

Irritation.

gloomy as

just returned, and Stephanie

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

added,

publicly having car

your

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atmosphere was tense while the

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

a gloomy face as he was surprised Stephanie had returned to

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

despised the Reed family, except for Diana. Stephanie felt she had no family

person, and Samantha was eighty years old now. The things she once

ago…

to Caelorium,