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 repeatedly into

anxiety.

“What?”

voice made Courtney rise from her seat. “Does Dominick really know about

I’ll ensure you both enjoy your

a shiver down Claire’s spine as they replayed in

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

and Courtney remain unscathed if Dominick

he really

with

at the revelation, and she gripped her phone tightly. “What exactly

you want?” Claire

in my hands has no reason to

a relentless fear, as if she

known by him, she lacked the means to retaliate and was forced

Kevin by your side?” Courtney’s voice came from

Claire to cling onto Kevin? Courtney

“Kevin, you

u should go back.”

at him with a complex

Dominick, leaving a bruise on his chest. Luckily, they were in a hospital and

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

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

“I’m fine.”

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

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to fight since childhood. You don’t need to

head, chuckling at her, “I never

all, he was the eldest male descendant of his generation in the Wellington

best to me,” Stephanie, sitting next to him, spoke

was taken aback by her words and looked

Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.” It was probably

“And now…” His gaz

upon her grew increasingly intense, his

are waiting for you,” she urged again, emphasizing,

Their love was

seemed

couldn’t pinpoint exactly when, but every time he heard about Claire and their daughter, he felt a

Stephanie, I feel…” Kevin suddenly grabbed her

tinging.” Stephanie said coldly,

caller seemed to have something

at the amusement park and she’s

anxious, and her voice was audible

with a complex gaze. Before hanging up, he

injured, so you should go back soon,” Stephanie said calmly

intensely. There was no awkwardness

calmly about his

was as if she truly didn’t care

I only found out about my daughter when Claire returned to the country…”