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.

a day because after she

felt a

she stood up from the sofa and said to George,

“Where are you going?”

at Dominick in

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

off the plane, Dominick looked weary. Leaning against the window,

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 always because he

immediately thought of Stephanie and wondered if

Stephanie to Flaming Bar on Winter Festival. She

the blame.

her?” Dominick suddenly spoke

not knowing how to

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

strange.

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

lout the c

his eyes, glaring fiercely

Vincent

women well Some things you have to

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

“So you know her!”

face turned cold as he suddenly turned

immediately faltered, weakly explaining,

Winter Festival, Dominick had been away 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?”

Villa. George was leisurely trimming plants in the backyard, and

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

lately?”

in good health. Thank you for asking.” Vincent immediately

a step

your parents doing

looked at Vincent and

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

three elder brothers lately?” George continued to

deal with Dominick, Vincent was embarrassed, but he wondered why he was being used as a

Dominick–across from him and saw that his expression

him and angrily reprimanded, “Where is Mrs. Wellington? Where

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

Irritation.

turned gloomy as he stared at

returned, and Stephanie was

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

he coldly added, “I

her. You were publicly having car sex with Jessica.

about your wife

DR

atmosphere was tense while the others endured uneasy

Samantha was hospitalized this morning due to high blood pressure.

a gloomy face as he was surprised Stephanie had

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

Diana. Stephanie felt she had no

Samantha was eighty years old

ago…

time she returned to Caelorium,