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

Stephanie felt

up from the sofa and said to George, “Grandpa, I’m leaving

“Where are you going?”

Dominick in the back seat,

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

looked weary. Leaning against the window,

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

thought of Stephanie and wondered if she

on Winter Festival. She didn’t…” Vincent tried to be a

the blame.

on her?” Dominick suddenly

raised an eyebrow, not knowing

and now, suddenly asking if he was too harsh on a woman, Vincent

strange.

I heard you rushed from the club to Flaming Bar that day, running through red lights and almost causing an accident, Vincent suddenly

lout the c

his eyes, glaring fiercely out the

his attitude, Vincent wisely shut

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

cold demeanor and habit of using commanding tones

“So you know her!”

as he suddenly turned

immediately faltered, weakly

rushed back home because George insisted on weekly Sunday

“Where is she?”

to Wellington Villa. George was leisurely trimming plants in the backyard, and Dominick asked

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

lately?”

in good health. Thank you for asking.”

step forward. “Where did she

your

Vincent and continued his

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

elder brothers lately?” George continued to

George didn’t want to deal with Dominick, Vincent was embarrassed, but he wondered why he was being used as

at Dominick–across from him and saw that

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

every day? Why

Irritation.

face turned gloomy as he stared at

returned, and Stephanie

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

added,

You were publicly having car sex with

your

DR

The atmosphere

Samantha was hospitalized this morning due to high

he

was resting in the ward. Since the caregiver was around, she

despised the Reed family, except for Diana.

was eighty years old now.

ago…

Caelorium, she felt a