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 would leave

Dominick, Stephanie felt a

up from the

“Where are you going?”

drove to the airport, looking at Dominick in the

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

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

at the rearview mirror and noticed Dominick’s distracted look. Every time Dominick asked him to

wondered if she had angered him

on Winter Festival.

the blame.

I too harsh on her?” Dominick suddenly spoke coldly,

Vincent raised an eyebrow, not knowing

had always been indifferent to everyone, and now, suddenly asking if he was

strange.

the club to Flaming Bar that day, running through red lights and almost causing an accident, Vincent

lout the c

his eyes, glaring fiercely

attitude, Vincent wisely shut

you don’t understand women well Some things you have to

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!”

turned cold as he suddenly turned to scrutinize

Vincent immediately faltered, weakly explaining, “I’m

due to company matters. He rushed

“Where is she?”

was leisurely trimming plants in the backyard,

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his plant back on the shell as if not hearing Dominick’s question, and turned directly to Vincent. “Is

lately?”

health. Thank you for asking.” Vincent

step forward. “Where did she go?”

are your parents doing

at Vincent and continued his

parents have been

your three elder brothers lately?” George continued to

Vincent was embarrassed, but he wondered why he was

Dominick–across from him and saw that his expression was

“Where is Mrs. Wellington? Where did she go? Didn’t I tell you to follow

are just walking your dog on schedule every day? Why did

Irritation.

Dominick’s face turned gloomy as

returned,

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

added,

about her. You were publicly having car sex with

about your

DR

glared at each other. The atmosphere was tense while the

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

as he was surprised Stephanie

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

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

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

ago…

time she returned to Caelorium, she felt a