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.

a day because after she gave

felt a

the left, she stood up from the sofa

“Where are you going?”

looking at Dominick in

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

off the plane, Dominick looked weary. Leaning against the window, he

glanced at the rearview mirror and noticed Dominick’s distracted look. Every time Dominick asked him to pick him up from the airport, it was always because he was

of Stephanie and wondered if she had angered

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

the blame.

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

Vincent raised an eyebrow, not knowing how to answer for

if he was too

strange.

to Flaming Bar that day, running through red lights and almost causing an accident, Vincent

lout the c

glaring fiercely out

his attitude, Vincent wisely shut

you have

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

“So you know her!”

he suddenly

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

away on business in Paente for five days due to company matters. He rushed back home because George insisted on weekly Sunday classes, but today, when he got back

“Where is she?”

was leisurely trimming plants in the backyard, and Dominick asked

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as if not hearing Dominick’s question, and turned

lately?”

is in good health. Thank you for

suppressed impatience and took a step forward. “Where

are your

Vincent and continued

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

your three elder brothers lately?” George

was embarrassed, but he wondered why he was being

glanced at Dominick–across from him and saw

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

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

Irritation.

gloomy as he stared at

returned, and

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

added, “I don’t think

her. You were publicly having car

about your

DR

each other. The atmosphere was tense while the others endured

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

gloomy face as he was surprised

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

the Reed family, except for Diana. Stephanie felt

eighty years old now. The things she once hated seemed

ago…

time she returned to Caelorium, she felt