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.

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

felt

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

“Where are you going?”

to the airport, looking at Dominick in the back

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

looked weary. Leaning against the window,

distracted look. Every time Dominick asked him to pick him

wondered if she had

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

the blame.

harsh on her?” Dominick

not knowing how

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

strange.

day, running through red lights and almost

lout the c

glaring fiercely out the

Vincent wisely shut

women well Some things you have to say for them to know,”

of using commanding tones to his subordinates,

“So you know her!”

face turned cold as he

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

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, he found

“Where is she?”

was leisurely trimming plants in the

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the shell as if not hearing Dominick’s question,

lately?”

in good health. Thank you for asking.”

suppressed impatience and took a step forward. “Where did she go?”

are your

looked at Vincent

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

elder brothers lately?” George continued to ask

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

from him and saw

is Mrs. Wellington? Where did she go? Didn’t I tell

you are just walking your dog on schedule every

Irritation.

pregnant…” Dominick’s face turned gloomy as he

returned,

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

added, “I don’t

possibly care about her. You were publicly having car sex

your wife and

DR

each other. The atmosphere was

was hospitalized this morning due to high blood pressure. Mrs. Wellington

as he was surprised Stephanie had returned to

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

Reed family, except for Diana.

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

ago…

she returned to Caelorium, she felt