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.

wouldn’t be such a day because after she gave birth, she would leave Wellington

Dominick, Stephanie felt a bit heavy

the antique tall–case clock on the left, she stood up from the sofa and said to George, “Grandpa, I’m

“Where are you going?”

Dominick in

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

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

Dominick asked him to pick him up from the airport,

immediately thought of Stephanie and wondered if she

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

the blame.

I too harsh on her?” Dominick suddenly spoke coldly,

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

had always been indifferent to everyone, and now, suddenly asking if he was too harsh on a woman,

strange.

and almost causing an accident, Vincent

lout the c

his eyes, glaring fiercely out the car

Vincent

well Some things you have to say for them to know,” Vincent said

must care for her, but with his cold demeanor and habit of using commanding tones to his subordinates, Dominick probably didn’t know how to

“So you know her!”

turned cold as he suddenly

displeased tone, Vincent immediately faltered, weakly

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

“Where is she?”

leisurely trimming plants

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back on 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 for asking.” Vincent

and took a step forward. “Where did she

your parents doing

at Vincent and continued his

immense pressure, muttered softly, “My parents have

lately?”

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

and saw

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

on schedule every day? Why did you have someone follow

Irritation.

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

just returned, and

you concerned about her?” George raised an eyebrow, glaring

he coldly added, “I

You were publicly having car sex with Jessica. How could

your wife

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other. The atmosphere was

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

he was surprised Stephanie had returned to

Samantha, who was resting in the

Reed family, except for Diana. Stephanie felt she had no family

soft–hearted person, and Samantha was eighty years old now. The things she once hated seemed to

ago…

to Caelorium, she felt a bit