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.

he knows everything since a long

seemed to be frightened. She raised her voice and shouted repeatedly

anxiety.

“What?”

her seat. “Does Dominick really know about Stephanie’s taking away and our involvement in it? Has

her again, I’ll ensure you both enjoy your time in

shiver down Claire’s spine as they replayed in her

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

how could Claire and Courtney remain unscathed

really

voice was tinged with fear, shattering Courtney’s

gripped her phone tightly. “What

Claire had asked

has no

by a relentless fear, as if she had

she lacked the means to

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

onto Kevin? Courtney was stunned

“Kevin, you

u should go back.”

at him with a

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

gentleman. It would take at least half a month for the bruise to heal, and it

has a bad temper.”

“I’m fine.”

and suddenly felt inferior to

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

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

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

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

by her words and looked

you heard? Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.” It

“And now…” His gaz

upon her grew increasingly intense, his voice

Your wife and daughter are waiting for you,” she urged again, emphasizing, “We’re

Their love was

one that seemed destined

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

I feel…” Kevin suddenly grabbed her

phone is tinging.” Stephanie said coldly, pushing him

phone continued to ring incessantly. The caller seemed to have something urgent to

are you? Our daughter fell at the amusement park and she’s been

anxious, and her

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

so you should go back soon,” Stephanie said

scrutinized her intensely. There was no awkwardness or anger on Stephanie’s

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

she truly didn’t care about him

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