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!

tsay

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.

such a day because after she gave birth,

felt

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

“Where are you going?”

Dominick in

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

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

drove steadily. 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

and wondered if

to Flaming Bar on Winter Festival. She didn’t…” Vincent tried

the blame.

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

not knowing how to answer

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

strange.

running through red lights and almost causing an accident,

lout the c

his eyes, glaring fiercely out the car

Vincent wisely

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

Dominick must care for her, but with his cold demeanor and habit of using commanding tones to his subordinates, Dominick probably

“So you know her!”

face turned cold as he suddenly turned to

tone, Vincent immediately faltered, weakly explaining,

to company matters. He rushed

“Where is she?”

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

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

lately?”

grandfather is in good health. Thank you

a step forward. “Where did she go?”

your parents doing

Vincent

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

brothers lately?”

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

and

is Mrs. Wellington? Where did she go? Didn’t I

schedule every day?

Irritation.

turned gloomy as he stared at

just returned, and Stephanie was

baby, or are you concerned about her?” George raised an eyebrow, glaring at the cold and

he coldly added, “I

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

your

DR

and Dominick glared at each other. The atmosphere

hospitalized this morning due to high blood

had a gloomy face as he was surprised Stephanie had returned to

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

for Diana. Stephanie felt she had no

old now. The things she once hated seemed to have

ago…

Caelorium, she felt