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.

be such a day because after

Dominick, Stephanie felt a bit

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

“Where are you going?”

the airport, looking at Dominick in the back seat,

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

against the window, he watched the scenery passing by, lost

time Dominick asked him to pick him up from the airport, it was always because he was in a bad

immediately thought of Stephanie and wondered if she had angered him

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

the blame.

too harsh on her?” Dominick

Vincent raised an eyebrow, not

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

strange.

you 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

lout the c

his eyes, glaring fiercely

attitude, Vincent

you have

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

tone, Vincent immediately faltered, weakly explaining, “I’m not

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,

“Where is she?”

was leisurely trimming plants in the backyard, and

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as if not hearing Dominick’s question,

lately?”

health. Thank you for asking.” Vincent immediately replied

a step forward. “Where did

are your parents doing

at Vincent and continued his

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

brothers lately?” George

was embarrassed, but

Dominick–across from him and

him and angrily reprimanded, “Where is Mrs.

are just walking your dog on schedule every day? Why did you have someone follow her?” George

Irritation.

pregnant…” Dominick’s face turned gloomy as he stared

had just returned, and Stephanie was

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

he coldly added,

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

about your

DR

and Dominick glared at each other. The atmosphere

hospitalized this morning due to high blood pressure. Mrs. Wellington

as he was surprised Stephanie had returned

returned to Caelorium. She went directly to the hospital to visit Samantha, who was resting in the ward. Since the caregiver was around, she didn’t disturb Samantha and planned to come

despised the Reed family, except for Diana.

she was a soft–hearted person, and Samantha was eighty years old now. The things

ago…

she returned to Caelorium,