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.

felt that maybe there wouldn’t be such a day because

Stephanie felt a bit

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

“Where are you going?”

to the airport, looking at Dominick in the back seat, and asked

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

plane, Dominick looked weary. Leaning against the window,

car drove steadily. Vincent glanced at the rearview mirror and noticed Dominick’s distracted look. Every time Dominick asked him to pick him up from the airport,

immediately thought of Stephanie and wondered if she had angered him

actually, I was going to take Stephanie to Flaming Bar on Winter Festival.

the blame.

her?” Dominick suddenly spoke coldly,

an eyebrow, not knowing how to answer for a

asking if he was too harsh on a woman,

strange.

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

lout the c

eyes, glaring fiercely

attitude, Vincent wisely

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

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

“So you know her!”

cold as he

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

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

“Where is she?”

Villa. George was leisurely trimming plants in the backyard,

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not hearing Dominick’s question, and turned directly

lately?”

in good health. Thank you for

step

are your

Vincent and continued his

parents have been traveling to Olara

lately?” George continued

George didn’t want to deal with Dominick, Vincent was embarrassed,

from him and

angrily reprimanded, “Where is Mrs. Wellington?

walking your dog on schedule every day? Why did you have someone follow her?” George

Irritation.

Dominick’s face turned gloomy as he stared at

just returned, and Stephanie

or are you concerned about her?” George raised an eyebrow, glaring at the cold and

he coldly added, “I

publicly having car sex with Jessica. How

your

DR

The atmosphere was tense while the others endured uneasy

this morning due

he was surprised Stephanie had returned

She went directly to the hospital to visit Samantha, who was resting in the ward. Since the caregiver was around, she didn’t disturb Samantha and planned

for Diana.

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

ago…

returned to Caelorium, she felt a