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.

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

Stephanie felt a

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

“Where are you going?”

the airport, looking at Dominick

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

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

time Dominick asked him to

Stephanie and wondered if she had angered him

Bar on Winter Festival. She didn’t…” Vincent

the blame.

on her?”

not knowing how

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

strange.

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

squinted his eyes, glaring fiercely out the

attitude, Vincent

understand women well Some things you have to say for them

but with his cold demeanor and habit of using commanding tones

“So you know her!”

cold as he suddenly

faltered, weakly explaining,

rushed back home because George insisted on weekly Sunday classes, but today, when he got back home, he

“Where is she?”

to Wellington Villa. George was leisurely trimming plants

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shell as if not hearing Dominick’s question, and turned directly

lately?”

is in good health. Thank you for

a step forward. “Where did

your parents doing

at Vincent

softly, “My parents

elder brothers lately?” George continued to ask him

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

from him and saw that his

is Mrs. Wellington? Where did she go? Didn’t I tell

think you are just walking your dog on schedule every day? Why did you have

Irritation.

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

had just returned, and Stephanie was

her baby, or are you concerned about her?” George raised an eyebrow,

coldly added,

were publicly having car sex

about your wife

DR

atmosphere

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

as he was surprised Stephanie had

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

family, except for Diana. Stephanie felt

and Samantha was eighty years old now.

ago…

she returned to Caelorium, she felt