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 time

raised her voice and shouted repeatedly into the phone, her trembling voice suppressing her

anxiety.

“What?”

voice made Courtney rise from her seat. “Does Dominick really know about Stephanie’s taking away and our involvement in it? Has he actually uncovered

you hurt her again, I’ll ensure

a shiver down

then…” Courtney’s

influence, how could Claire and Courtney remain unscathed

he really

voice was tinged with

complexion paled at the revelation, and she gripped her phone tightly.

do you want?” Claire had asked

no reason

by a relentless fear, as if

she lacked the means to retaliate

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

Claire to cling onto Kevin?

“Kevin, you

u should go back.”

him with a complex

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

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

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

“I’m fine.”

suddenly felt inferior to Dominick, whether it was their

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

at her, “I never expected

his generation in the Wellington family. Plus, there was always a difference between maternal and paternal grandchildren. Whenever anything was compared to

in the past, you were always the best to me,” Stephanie, sitting next to

taken aback by her words and looked at her with

lies in the eyes of the beholder.” It was probably something like that

“And now…” His gaz

upon her grew increasingly intense,

waiting for you,” she urged

Their love was

seemed destined

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

I feel…” Kevin suddenly grabbed

tinging.” Stephanie said coldly, pushing him

ring incessantly. The caller seemed to have something urgent

fell at the amusement park and she’s

calling. She sounded anxious, and her voice was audible even to Stephanie beside

with a complex gaze. Before hanging up, he

go back soon,”

no awkwardness or anger

speak so calmly about his daughter.

was as if she truly didn’t care about

returned to the country…” Kevin