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.

such a day because

felt

up from the sofa

“Where are you going?”

airport, looking at Dominick in the back seat,

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

Leaning against the window, he watched the

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

wondered if she had angered

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

the blame.

on her?” Dominick

raised an eyebrow, not knowing how to answer for a

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

strange.

Bar that day, running through red lights and almost causing an accident, Vincent suddenly asked curiously. “Did you know

lout the c

squinted his eyes, glaring fiercely

his attitude, Vincent

you have to

and habit of using commanding tones to his subordinates, Dominick

“So you know her!”

face turned cold as he suddenly

tone, Vincent immediately faltered, weakly

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?”

Wellington Villa. George was leisurely trimming plants

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hearing Dominick’s question, and turned

lately?”

Thank you for asking.”

suppressed impatience and took a step forward. “Where did

your

Vincent and continued his

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

are your three elder brothers lately?” George continued to ask him

Vincent was embarrassed, but he wondered why he was being

glanced at Dominick–across from him and saw

angrily reprimanded, “Where is Mrs. Wellington? Where did she go? Didn’t I tell you

your dog on schedule every day? Why did you have someone follow her?”

Irritation.

pregnant…” Dominick’s face turned gloomy as he stared

returned, and

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

coldly added, “I

about her. You were publicly

about your wife

DR

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

due to high blood pressure. Mrs. Wellington rushed back

had a gloomy face as he was surprised Stephanie had returned

visit Samantha, who was resting

family, except for Diana. Stephanie

was eighty years old now. The things she once hated seemed to have

ago…

Caelorium, she felt