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.

that maybe there wouldn’t be such a day because

felt a bit

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

“Where are you going?”

Dominick in the back seat, and

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

the window, he watched the

Dominick’s distracted look. Every time Dominick asked him to pick him up from the airport,

wondered if she had

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

the blame.

too harsh on her?” Dominick

his question, Vincent raised an eyebrow, not knowing how

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

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. “Did you know

lout the c

glaring

Vincent wisely

don’t understand women well Some things you have to say for them to know,”

and habit of using commanding tones to his subordinates, Dominick probably

“So you know her!”

as he

his displeased tone, Vincent immediately faltered, weakly explaining, “I’m

for five days due to company matters. He rushed back home because George insisted on weekly Sunday classes, but today, when

“Where is she?”

returned to Wellington Villa. George was leisurely trimming plants in the backyard, and

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not hearing Dominick’s

lately?”

is in good health. Thank you for asking.” Vincent

and took a step forward. “Where did

are your

at Vincent and

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

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

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

at Dominick–across from him and saw

the bodyguard behind him and angrily reprimanded, “Where is Mrs. Wellington?

every day? Why did

Irritation.

turned gloomy as he stared at

had just returned, and Stephanie

you concerned about her?” George raised an eyebrow,

he coldly added,

You were publicly having car sex

about your wife

DR

each other. The atmosphere was

Wellington, Samantha was hospitalized this morning due to

a gloomy face as he was

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

family, except for Diana.

Samantha was eighty years old now.

ago…

Caelorium,