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.

there wouldn’t be such a day because after she gave birth, she

felt a

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

“Where are you going?”

at Dominick in the back seat, and asked

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

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

Vincent glanced at the rearview mirror and noticed Dominick’s distracted look. Every time Dominick asked him to pick him up

Stephanie and wondered if she had angered

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

the blame.

harsh on her?” Dominick

an eyebrow, not knowing how

if he was too harsh on a woman, Vincent felt it

strange.

that day, running through red lights and almost causing an accident, Vincent suddenly

lout the c

glaring fiercely out the car

Vincent wisely

you have to say for them

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!”

cold as he

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

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

“Where is she?”

was leisurely trimming plants in the backyard, and

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shell as if not hearing Dominick’s

lately?”

in good health. Thank

and took a step forward.

your parents doing

Vincent and continued his

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

three elder brothers lately?” George continued to ask him

embarrassed, but he wondered why he was being used as

Dominick–across from him and

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

every day? Why did you have someone follow

Irritation.

pregnant…” Dominick’s face turned gloomy

just returned,

concerned about her?” George raised an eyebrow, glaring at the cold and arrogant

coldly added, “I don’t

publicly having car sex with Jessica. How could

your wife

DR

other. The atmosphere was tense while the others

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

face as he was surprised

to Caelorium. She went directly to the hospital to visit Samantha, who was resting in the ward. Since the caregiver was

family, except for Diana. Stephanie felt she had

and Samantha was eighty years old now. The things she once hated seemed to have passed

ago…

Caelorium, she