Crossroads

Chapter 51

Around eight o’clock in the evening, Stephanie returned to the hotel from the milkshake shop. After taking a bath, she lay on the bed, but she could not fall asleep.

Jessica is Regina’s biological daughter?” she pondered, clutching the quilt tightly.

Regina Smith, the owner of the milkshake shop, was a single mother with a daughter named Betty. However, Stephanie had never met Betty. All she knew was that Betty dropped out of junior high and often stayed out late.

It turned out that Jessica was Betty Smith.

It seemed that Jessica had undergone plastic surgery and also hid her true identity from Dominick. But why did she lie to him?

‘Should I tell Dominick?‘ Stephanie hesitated, glancing at her phone.

However, Dominick was still away on his business trip to Paente, and he disliked others meddling in his affairs with Jessica.

Thinking it over, Stephanie’s expression darkened. ‘Forget it. I don’t want to get scolded for no reason.’

However, there was another matter…

“At that time, you were working part–time in my shop. You’re probably aware that many of your male classmates only came to the shop for you. But there was a man who was different…” Regina’s words from earlier replayed in Stephanie’s mind.

“No wonder there were always massive orders whenever I was on the night shift,” she mused, remembering her high school days.

That year, she had just left the Reed family’s care. Refusing to rely on them financially, she juggled school and her part–time job, where she often worked the night shift in her senior year due to the heavy workload of her classes in the morning.

But every time she worked the night shift, strange things happened. Salesmen would show up and order over a hundred cups of milkshakes, claiming it was for their company or charity events.

Regina would come over to help with the large orders, and afterward, she would ask Stephanie to return home to rest. Those night shifts usually lasted only two hours, yet she received the highest commission.

“Who sent those men to buy the milkshakes?‘ she wondered.

Too tired to dwell on it, Stephanie decided to let it go. Back then, she was focused on her studies and work, with no memory of that

mysterious man.

She woke at five o’clock the next morning.

Stephanie sat on the edge of the bed for a moment, realizing the early rising habit she had picked up from when she stayed at Wellington Villa. Turning her head, she cast an awkward glance at the spot beside her…

Surprisingly, thoughts of Dominick crossed her mind.

Swiftly finishing her breakfast and packing her bag, she then prepared to visit her grandmother at the hospital. Strangely, she felt a growing sense of belonging with Wellington Villa, but she couldn’t pinpoint when this feeling had taken root.

However, as she stepped out of the hotel lobby, she unexpectedly encountered someone familiar.

“Get in the car.”

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waiting specifically for her, and the

scrutinized the woman in the car, wondering, ‘What could she possibly want

me?” Jessica smirked in the car

door and climbed in by herself. In response, Jessica’s expression turned icy. She stepped on the gas and drove straight to

behind them, Jessica started, “Where did you get your plastic surgery

at her in bewilderment,

Jessica sneered, “You’re quite the

Jessica took out a cigarette from her

chair, “Ms. Carter, just get straight

and Vincent refrained from smoking in her presence when she was pregnant. Now, faced with the arrogance of

on Stephanie’s abdomen and her jealousy grew as she said, “Name

meeting Jessica’s gaze

I was away for three years.

a designer black leather jacket with flashy metal rivets on the shoulders, she looked utterly arrogant, which

mine…” Stephanie had a

planning to do? Do you think you can continue to cling to Dominick once you give birth to his child?” Jessica

And then, as his stepmother, I

flickered with complex emotions

child!”

in the media outlets dare to report any negative

warned coldly, “Anyone who

ended up in the hospital. Stéphanie, if you dare to

misery!”

slightly as

to keep this baby. I won’t interfere in your affairs with Dominick,” she said in a small

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former lover, forced her to adopt this submissive stance, but she never intended to compete with Jessica for

determination to keep the baby, Jessica’s patience wore thin, her expression turning grim as she ordered, “Can’t you understand what I’m saying? I want you

children. Your child is only going to

“You can say

oppose me?” Jessica cursed

with me? Don’t think you can deceive Dominick just because you resemble

Smith, I should be the one asking you why you’ve undergone surgery to look

before they were filled with fury. “What nonsense are you spouting? Who

of the milkshake shop’s owner, aren’t you? You know, the one opposite Elite High School in Caelorium. You had plastic surgery, and you also concealed your background from Dominick.

up!” Jessica

surgery is common procedure in our

mind!”

sinister as she glared at Stephanie. “You also saw the photo in Dominick’s pocket watch in the press, and you went for plastic surgery to look like the

felt uncomfortable as Jessica’s words registered in her

door was pushed open forcefully, and Stephanie looked

It was him.

care who Dominick loves, but I’m taking Stephanie with

man grabbed her by the