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.

such a day because after she gave

Stephanie felt a

stood up from the

“Where are you going?”

at Dominick in the back seat, and

“Back to Wellington Villa.”

the window, he watched the scenery passing by, lost in

asked

wondered if she

Flaming Bar on

the blame.

harsh on her?” Dominick suddenly spoke

not knowing how to answer for

indifferent to everyone, and now, suddenly asking if he

strange.

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

lout the c

eyes, glaring fiercely out the

his attitude, Vincent

maybe you don’t understand women well Some things you have to say for them to know,” Vincent said with

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

“So you know her!”

turned cold as he suddenly turned

displeased tone, Vincent immediately faltered, weakly

Winter Festival, Dominick had been away on business in Paente for five days due to company matters. He rushed back home because George insisted on weekly Sunday

“Where is she?”

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

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

lately?”

health. Thank you for

step

your

at Vincent and continued

“My parents have

brothers lately?” George continued to

Dominick, Vincent was embarrassed,

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

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

you think you are just walking your dog on schedule every day? Why did you

Irritation.

gloomy as he stared

had just returned,

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

added, “I don’t

were publicly having car sex

about your

DR

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

was hospitalized this morning due to high blood pressure.

he was surprised Stephanie had returned to

to the hospital to visit Samantha, who was resting in the ward. Since the caregiver was around, she

for Diana.

eighty years old now. The

ago…

returned to Caelorium, she felt a