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 she gave birth, she would

felt

she stood up from the sofa

“Where are you going?”

at Dominick in the back seat, and asked

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

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

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

wondered if she had angered

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

the blame.

harsh on her?” Dominick

raised an eyebrow, not knowing

to everyone, and now, suddenly asking if he was too harsh on

strange.

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

lout the c

glaring

his attitude, Vincent wisely shut up,

women well Some things you have to say

with his cold demeanor and habit of using

“So you know her!”

as he

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

been away on business in Paente for five days due to company matters. He rushed back

“Where is she?”

trimming plants in the backyard, and

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

lately?”

health. Thank you for

a step forward. “Where

are your

at Vincent and continued his

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

lately?” George continued to

with Dominick, Vincent was embarrassed, but he wondered why

from him and saw that his expression

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

schedule every day? Why did you have someone follow her?” George

Irritation.

Dominick’s face turned gloomy as he stared

had just returned, and Stephanie

baby, or are you concerned about her?”

coldly added, “I don’t

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

your

DR

The atmosphere was tense while the

sighed helplessly, “Mr. Wellington, Samantha was hospitalized this morning due

as he was

Samantha, who was resting in the ward. Since the caregiver was around, she didn’t disturb Samantha and planned to come back

for Diana. Stephanie felt she

person, and Samantha was eighty years old now. The things she once hated seemed to have passed

ago…

she returned to Caelorium, she