Crossroads

Chapter 59

Dominick reclined against the car, adopting a leisurely posture. His eyes, partially veiled, lazily traced patterns on the car window with hist Fingertips, as if indifferent to the world around him.

“Not only did you deceive him, but you also orchestrated a plan to harm him in ways that he could never fathom…”

With each chilly, sonorous syllable, Claire’s complexion paled, as if the weight of Dominick’s words pressed upon her soul.

“No, that’s not true,” she protested, her lips trembling in denial.

“Stop your baseless accusations!”

Claire’s agitation grew, a mounting sense of dread and unease enveloping her in the confined space of the car. Desperately, she grasped at the door handle, wanting to escape.

But the door remained locked, trapping her within.

Dominick, disdain evident in his gaze, opened his eyes fully, fixing Claire with an unwavering stare through the rearview mirror.

“Ms. Peterson, according to this hospital report, you’re medically incapable of bearing children. So, may I ask, where did your daughter come

from?”

He casually tossed a bundle of papers toward her, his eyes ablaze with contempt and impatience. “While your daughter is truly related to the Nelson family, the DNA test shows that you’re not her mother…

“You first planned to get Kevin into legal trouble, then sought your brother–in–law’s help to save him, hoping to earn his gratitude so you could marry him and become part of the wealthy Nelson family. But Stella’s insistence that he marry another woman thwarted your plans. So you patiently bided your time abroad, waiting for the right moment to return with his daughter…”

“No! That’s not it”

With these accusations, Claire’s heart pounded with fear and apprehension.

‘No… he couldn’t possibly know,” she tried to comfort herself

Her thoughts spun in disarray.

This long–buried secret was unknown even to her sister, Courtney, so how could Dominick know about it so well?

Could it be that fateful year, he…

Startled, Claire looked up, meeting Dominick’s inscrutable and forbidding eyes in the rearview mirror.

Claire’s mind was in a mess, while she was drowning in fear and anxiety

The incessant ringing of her phone in her pocket jolted Claire back to the present.

Realizing she had been summarily dismissed from the car by Dominick, she turned her gaze toward the highway, where his vehicle had vanished into the distance, leaving her heart racing uncontrollably.

“Claire, are you alright?”

As the call connected, Courtney’s voice crackled with concern and urgency. “Why did Dominick look for you out of the blue?”

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Claire held her phone and said in a trembling, low voice, “He knows everything.

everything since

raised her voice and shouted

anxiety.

“What?”

urgent voice made Courtney rise from her seat. “Does Dominick really know about Stephanie’s taking away and our involvement in

ensure you both enjoy your time in

shiver down

unlikely. If he’s truly had known about it, then…” Courtney’s voice trailed off, tinged with a mix

and Courtney remain unscathed if

he really knows

tinged with fear, shattering Courtney’s hopeful

paled at the revelation, and she gripped her phone

do you want?” Claire had asked the

hands has no reason to exist.” That was what

a relentless fear, as if

she lacked the means to

just wants you to keep Kevin by your side?” Courtney’s voice came from the

onto Kevin? Courtney was stunned to

“Kevin, you

u should go back.”

at him with a complex expression, urging

in the morning, Kevin had taken a solid blow from Dominick, leaving a bruise on his chest. Luckily, they were in a hospital and could bandage it up quickly. However, Stephanie

and he was the epitome of a refined gentleman. It would take at least half a month for the bruise to heal, and

temper.” Stephanie

“I’m fine.”

head, glanced at his injuries, and suddenly felt inferior to Dominick, whether it was their background, career status, or

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childhood. You don’t

raised his head, chuckling at her, “I

the Wellington family, Dominick always outshone them. After all, he was the eldest male descendant of his generation in the Wellington family. Plus, there was always a

you were always the best to me,” Stephanie, sitting

words and looked at her with

casually. “Haven’t you heard? Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.” It was

“And now…” His gaz

grew increasingly intense, his

should go back. Your wife and daughter are waiting for you,” she urged again, emphasizing, “We’re both married now,

Their love was

one that seemed destined to

time he heard about

feel…” Kevin suddenly grabbed her

Stephanie said coldly, pushing

incessantly. The caller seemed to have something urgent to let him

amusement park and she’s been crying and asking

her voice was audible even to

complex gaze. Before hanging up, he responded, “I got

so you should go back soon,” Stephanie

no awkwardness or anger

his ex–wife, she could speak so calmly about his daughter. For a moment, Kevin felt

she truly didn’t care

out about my daughter when Claire returned to the country…” Kevin hesitated, wanting to explain some things, but it was already a