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

seemed to be frightened. She raised her voice and shouted repeatedly into the phone, her trembling voice suppressing her fear

anxiety.

“What?”

“Does Dominick really know about Stephanie’s taking away

hurt her again, I’ll ensure you both

shiver down Claire’s spine as they replayed in

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

how could Claire and Courtney remain unscathed if Dominick knew

really

with

revelation, and she gripped her phone tightly. “What exactly does he

want?” Claire had asked the

in my hands has no reason to exist.”

a relentless fear, as if she had provoked a

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

side?” Courtney’s voice came from the

Claire to cling onto Kevin? Courtney was stunned

“Kevin, you

u should go back.”

him with a complex expression,

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

least half a month for

him. He has a bad temper.”

“I’m fine.”

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

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

chuckling at her, “I never

of 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

always the best to me,” Stephanie, sitting

words and looked at her with

eyes of the beholder.” It

“And now…” His gaz

upon her grew increasingly intense, his voice tinged

waiting for you,” she urged again, emphasizing, “We’re both married now, and we

Their love was

one that seemed destined

every time he heard about Claire and their daughter, he felt

feel…” Kevin suddenly grabbed

tinging.” Stephanie said coldly, pushing him

caller seemed to have something urgent to

and she’s been crying

sounded anxious, and her voice was audible

glanced at Stephanie with a complex gaze. Before hanging up, he responded,

should go back soon,” Stephanie said calmly

no

so calmly about

was as if she truly didn’t care about

when Claire returned to the country…” Kevin