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.

just felt that maybe there wouldn’t be such a day because after she gave birth, she would leave

felt

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

“Where are you going?”

Dominick in

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

the window, he watched the scenery

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 she had

was going to take Stephanie to Flaming Bar on Winter Festival. She didn’t…”

the blame.

I too harsh on her?” Dominick suddenly

not knowing how to

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

strange.

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

lout the c

squinted his eyes, glaring fiercely out

attitude, Vincent wisely

maybe you don’t understand women well Some things you have to

and habit of using commanding tones to his subordinates, Dominick probably didn’t know how to cherish

“So you know her!”

cold as he

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

Festival, Dominick had 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

“Where is she?”

was leisurely trimming plants in the backyard, and Dominick asked with a

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

lately?”

grandfather is in good health. Thank you

a step forward. “Where

your parents

looked at Vincent and continued his

pressure, muttered softly, “My parents

your three elder brothers lately?” George continued to ask him

Dominick, Vincent was embarrassed, but he wondered why he was being used as

Dominick–across from him and saw that his

reprimanded, “Where is

are just walking your dog on schedule every

Irritation.

face turned gloomy as

had just returned, and Stephanie was

about her?” George raised

added, “I don’t

You were publicly having car sex with

your wife and

DR

and Dominick glared at each other. The atmosphere

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

gloomy face as he was surprised

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

the Reed family, except for Diana. Stephanie

person, and Samantha was eighty years old now. The things she

ago…

returned to Caelorium, she felt