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.

just felt that maybe there wouldn’t be such a day because after she

Dominick, Stephanie felt a bit heavy

on the left, she stood up from the sofa and said to George, “Grandpa, I’m

“Where are you going?”

at Dominick in the back

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

off the plane, Dominick looked weary. Leaning against the window, he watched the scenery passing by, lost

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

and wondered if she

Stephanie to Flaming Bar on Winter Festival.

the blame.

harsh on her?” Dominick suddenly spoke

question, Vincent raised an eyebrow, not knowing

and now, suddenly asking if he

strange.

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

lout the c

eyes, glaring fiercely out the car

his attitude, Vincent

you don’t understand women well Some things you have to say for them to

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

“So you know her!”

turned cold as he suddenly

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

days due to company matters. He rushed back home because George insisted on weekly Sunday classes, but today, when he got back home, he found

“Where is she?”

George was leisurely trimming plants in the backyard, and Dominick asked

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hearing Dominick’s question, and turned directly to

lately?”

in good health. Thank you for asking.” Vincent immediately

step forward. “Where did she go?” he

are your

Vincent and continued his

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

three elder brothers lately?” George continued to ask him

was embarrassed, but he wondered why he was being used as a

glanced at Dominick–across from him and saw

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

every day? Why did you have someone follow her?” George

Irritation.

turned gloomy as

just returned,

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

added, “I don’t think

care about her. You were publicly having car sex

about your wife and

DR

glared at each other. The atmosphere was

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

face as he was surprised

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

the Reed family, except for Diana. Stephanie felt she had no family

Samantha was eighty years old now. The things she once hated seemed

ago…

returned to Caelorium, she