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.

a day

Dominick, Stephanie felt a bit heavy

stood up from the sofa and said to

“Where are you going?”

to the airport, looking at Dominick

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

the

asked him to pick him up from the airport, it was always because he was in

of Stephanie and wondered if she had angered

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

the blame.

harsh on her?”

question, Vincent raised an eyebrow, not knowing how to answer for a

had always been indifferent to everyone, and now, suddenly asking if he was too

strange.

heard you rushed from the club to Flaming Bar that day, running through red lights and almost

lout the c

his eyes, glaring

Vincent wisely shut

understand women well Some things you have to say for them to know,” Vincent said

for her, but with his cold demeanor and habit of using commanding tones to his subordinates, Dominick probably

“So you know her!”

turned cold as he

displeased tone, Vincent immediately faltered,

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

“Where is she?”

leisurely trimming plants

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the shell as if not hearing Dominick’s question, and turned directly to Vincent. “Is your

lately?”

grandfather is in good health. Thank you

a step forward. “Where

your

Vincent and continued his

“My parents have been traveling to

lately?” George

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

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

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

dog on schedule every day? Why

Irritation.

gloomy as

returned, and

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

added, “I don’t think

about her. You were publicly having car sex with Jessica. How could you

about your wife

DR

atmosphere was tense

morning due to high

face as he was surprised Stephanie had returned

had indeed returned to Caelorium. 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

the Reed family, except for Diana. Stephanie

Samantha was eighty years old now. The things

ago…

to Caelorium, she