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.

maybe there wouldn’t be such a day because after

of Dominick, Stephanie felt a bit heavy

on the left, she stood up from the sofa and said to

“Where are you going?”

looking at Dominick

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

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

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

thought of Stephanie and wondered if she had angered

take Stephanie to Flaming Bar on Winter Festival. She

the blame.

I too harsh on her?” Dominick

question, Vincent raised an eyebrow, not knowing how to answer

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

strange.

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

lout the c

his eyes, glaring

Vincent wisely shut

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cold demeanor and habit of using

“So you know her!”

face turned cold as he

Vincent immediately faltered, weakly explaining, “I’m not familiar with

company matters. He rushed back home because George insisted on weekly Sunday classes, but today, when he got back home, he found

“Where is she?”

Villa. George was leisurely trimming plants

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hearing Dominick’s question, and turned

lately?”

health. Thank

and took a step forward. “Where did

your

looked at Vincent and continued his

immense pressure, muttered softly, “My parents have been traveling to

elder brothers lately?” George

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

at Dominick–across from him and saw

“Where is Mrs. Wellington?

you are just walking your dog on schedule every day?

Irritation.

gloomy as

returned, and Stephanie

about her?”

added, “I

were publicly having car sex with Jessica.

your

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atmosphere was tense while the

due to high blood

face as he was

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

family, except for Diana. Stephanie felt she

and Samantha was eighty years old

ago…

Caelorium,