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 would leave

Stephanie felt

on the left, she stood up from the sofa and said

“Where are you going?”

drove to the airport, looking at Dominick in

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

Leaning against the window, he watched the scenery passing

time Dominick asked him to pick him up from

and wondered if she had angered him

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

the blame.

her?” Dominick suddenly spoke coldly,

an eyebrow, not knowing

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

strange.

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

lout the c

squinted his eyes, glaring fiercely out the car

Vincent wisely shut

you have to

of using commanding

“So you know her!”

he

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

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,

“Where is she?”

was leisurely trimming plants in the backyard,

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if not hearing Dominick’s question, and turned

lately?”

good health. Thank

a step forward.

are your parents doing

looked at Vincent and

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

three elder brothers lately?” George continued

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

Dominick–across from him and

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

dog on schedule every day? Why did you have someone follow her?” George suddenly snorted

Irritation.

gloomy as he stared

just returned, and Stephanie

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

he coldly added, “I don’t

were publicly having car sex

about your wife and

DR

and Dominick glared at each other. The atmosphere was tense while the others

this morning due to

he was surprised Stephanie

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

despised the Reed family, except for Diana. Stephanie felt she had

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

ago…

Caelorium, she felt