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.

just felt that maybe there wouldn’t be such a day because after she gave

felt a bit

tall–case clock on the left, she stood up from the sofa and said to George, “Grandpa, I’m

“Where are you going?”

airport, looking at Dominick in the back seat, and

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

looked weary. Leaning against the window, he watched the scenery passing by, lost

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

of Stephanie and wondered

actually, I was going to take Stephanie to Flaming Bar on Winter Festival. She didn’t…”

the blame.

harsh on her?” Dominick suddenly

Vincent raised an eyebrow, not knowing how

suddenly asking if he was too harsh on a woman,

strange.

the club to Flaming Bar that day, running through red lights and almost causing an accident, Vincent suddenly asked curiously. “Did you know Stephanie before?” Dominick seemed really

lout the c

squinted his eyes, glaring fiercely

attitude, Vincent wisely shut

don’t understand women well Some things you have to say for them to know,” Vincent

must care for her, but with his cold demeanor and habit of using commanding tones to his subordinates,

“So you know her!”

he suddenly

immediately faltered, weakly explaining, “I’m not familiar

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

“Where is she?”

George was leisurely trimming plants in

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the shell as if not hearing Dominick’s question, and turned

lately?”

Thank

and took a step forward. “Where did

are your

looked at Vincent and

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

your three elder brothers lately?” George continued

was embarrassed, but

glanced at Dominick–across from him and saw that his expression was

to the bodyguard behind him and angrily reprimanded, “Where is Mrs. Wellington? Where did she go? Didn’t I tell you

you think you are just walking your dog on schedule every day? Why did you have someone follow her?” George

Irritation.

gloomy as he stared

returned,

or are you concerned about her?”

added,

about her. You were publicly having car sex

your

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other. The atmosphere was tense while the others endured uneasy

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

as he was surprised Stephanie had returned

Samantha, who was resting in the ward. Since the caregiver

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

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

ago…

returned to Caelorium, she felt a bit