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.

knows everything since a long time

shouted repeatedly into the phone, her trembling voice suppressing

anxiety.

“What?”

Dominick really know about Stephanie’s taking away

again, I’ll ensure you both enjoy

cutting words sent a shiver down Claire’s spine as they

he’s truly had known about it, then…” Courtney’s voice trailed

could Claire and Courtney remain

he really

was tinged with fear, shattering Courtney’s

gripped her phone tightly. “What exactly does he

want?” Claire had asked the

devoid of utility in my hands has no reason to

her heart gripped by a relentless fear, as if she had provoked a

known by him, she lacked the

wants you to keep Kevin by your side?” Courtney’s voice came from the speaker, laced with confusion and

onto Kevin? Courtney was stunned to hear

“Kevin, you

u should go back.”

at him with a complex expression, urging

morning, Kevin had taken a solid blow from Dominick, leaving a bruise on his chest. Luckily, they were

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

him. He has a bad temper.” Stephanie felt indignant when she thought of

“I’m fine.”

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

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been practicing how to fight since childhood. You don’t need to

head, chuckling at her, “I never expected you to

After all, he was the eldest male descendant of his generation in the Wellington family. Plus, there was always a difference between maternal and paternal grandchildren. Whenever anything was compared

always the best to me,” Stephanie, sitting next

aback by her words and looked at her with

lies in the eyes of the beholder.” It

“And now…” His gaz

increasingly intense, his voice

back. Your wife and daughter are waiting for you,” she urged again, emphasizing, “We’re both married now, and we can’t go back

Their love was

that seemed destined to

and conflicted. He couldn’t pinpoint exactly when, but every time he heard about Claire and their daughter, he felt a lingering frustration

Stephanie, I feel…” Kevin suddenly

is tinging.” Stephanie said coldly, pushing

to ring incessantly. The caller seemed to

the amusement park and she’s been crying

her voice was audible

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

should go back soon,” Stephanie said calmly without much

her intensely. There was no awkwardness or anger

could speak so calmly about his daughter. For a moment, Kevin

as if she truly didn’t

about my daughter when Claire returned to the country…” Kevin hesitated, wanting