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 because after she gave birth, she would leave Wellington

felt a bit

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

“Where are you going?”

at Dominick

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

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

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

wondered if she

on

the blame.

harsh on her?” Dominick suddenly spoke

question, Vincent raised an eyebrow, not knowing how

indifferent to everyone, and now, suddenly asking if he was

strange.

rushed from 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

his eyes, glaring

his attitude, Vincent wisely shut up,

Some things you have to

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

“So you know her!”

as he suddenly

faltered, weakly explaining, “I’m not

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

“Where is she?”

George was leisurely trimming plants

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

lately?”

good health. Thank you for asking.” Vincent

impatience and took a step forward. “Where

are your parents doing

looked at Vincent and continued his

sweating slightly on his forehead under immense pressure, muttered softly, “My parents have

brothers lately?”

George didn’t want 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 was

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

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

Irritation.

gloomy as he

just returned, and Stephanie was

about her?” George raised an eyebrow,

he coldly added, “I

possibly care about her. You were publicly having car sex with

your wife

DR

at each other. The atmosphere was tense while

morning due to high blood pressure.

he

to Caelorium. She went directly to the hospital to visit Samantha, who was resting in the ward. Since the caregiver

Diana. Stephanie felt she had

old now. The things she once

ago…

returned to Caelorium, she felt a