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.

be such a day because after she gave birth, she would

Dominick, Stephanie felt

clock on the left, she stood up from the

“Where are you going?”

the airport, looking at Dominick in the back

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

Leaning against the window, he

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

thought of Stephanie and wondered

on Winter

the blame.

too harsh on her?”

eyebrow, not knowing how to answer for a

been indifferent to everyone, and now, suddenly asking if

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 Stephanie before?” Dominick seemed really nervous

lout the c

glaring fiercely out

attitude, Vincent

women well Some things you have to say

demeanor and habit of using commanding tones to his subordinates, Dominick probably didn’t

“So you know her!”

face turned cold as he suddenly turned

tone, Vincent immediately faltered, weakly explaining,

for five days due to company matters. He rushed back home because George insisted on weekly

“Where is she?”

trimming plants in the backyard,

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

lately?”

grandfather is in good health. Thank you

took a step forward.

your parents doing

looked at Vincent and continued his

muttered softly, “My parents have been traveling

elder brothers lately?” George continued

with Dominick, Vincent was embarrassed, but he wondered why he was being

glanced at Dominick–across from him and saw that his expression was very

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

on schedule every day? Why

Irritation.

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

just returned, and Stephanie

are you concerned about her?” George raised an

coldly added, “I don’t think

her. You were publicly having car sex with

your wife

DR

The atmosphere was tense while the others endured

this morning due to

he

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

family, except for Diana. Stephanie felt she

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

ago…

she returned to Caelorium, she felt a bit