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.

wouldn’t be such a day

of Dominick, Stephanie felt a

at the antique tall–case clock on the left, she stood up from the

“Where are you going?”

looking at Dominick in the back seat, and

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

off the plane, Dominick looked weary. Leaning against the window, he watched the scenery

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

immediately thought of Stephanie and wondered if

Stephanie to Flaming Bar on

the blame.

too harsh on her?” Dominick suddenly

not knowing how to answer for

had always been indifferent to everyone, and now, suddenly asking if he was too harsh on a woman,

strange.

red lights and almost causing an accident,

lout the c

his eyes, glaring

his attitude, Vincent

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

her, but with his cold demeanor and habit of using commanding tones to his subordinates, Dominick probably didn’t

“So you know her!”

cold as he suddenly turned to scrutinize

immediately faltered, weakly

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

“Where is she?”

leisurely trimming plants in the backyard, and Dominick asked with a restrained

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as if not hearing Dominick’s question, and turned directly to Vincent. “Is your

lately?”

in good health. Thank you for asking.” Vincent

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

your parents doing

looked at Vincent and continued his

sweating slightly on his forehead under immense pressure, muttered softly, “My parents have been traveling to Olara lately.

lately?” George continued to ask him

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

him and saw

him and angrily reprimanded, “Where is

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

Irritation.

face turned gloomy as he stared at

just returned, and Stephanie was

you concerned about her?”

he coldly added, “I don’t

You were publicly having car sex with Jessica. How could

your wife and

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at each other. The atmosphere was

due to high blood pressure. Mrs. Wellington

had a gloomy face as he was

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

Diana. Stephanie

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

ago…

returned to Caelorium, she felt a