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“Stephanie!” A dark blue Bentley hastily pulled over on the roadside. Vincent leaned out of the car window, his gaze complex as he looked at the woman by the stone bench, his voice annoyed.

“Stephanie, you said you wanted to visit your aunt in the north of the city, but you were actually meeting up with Kevin Fire?”

“What?” Hearing Vincent’s voice, Stephanie immediately lifted her head, suddenly coming back to her senses.

“I just saw intimate gestures between you and Kevin with my own eyes. Vincent didn’t look at her again, his tone turning cold. “Get in the car. Your rendezvous is over. I have to take you back to Wellington Villa.”

Stephanie stood up and walked towards the car, wanting to explain, but she saw the fruit basket on the back seat, remembering the plan she and Vincent had made to visit Diana in the north of the city.

“Stephanie, don’t do things you shouldn’t do.” Vincent’s expression soured. Seeing her get into the car, he quickly started it, his tone ominously warning. “Otherwise, you won’t be able to bear the consequences!”

If Stephanie was truly seeing Kevin behind Dominick’s back, Vincent swore that even if she was pregnant with Dominick’s child, Dominick would not spare her. He would make her suffer immensely.

Because Dominick detested women who betrayed him.

Stephanie sat quietly in the back seat, listening to his words of warning.

Her gaze wandered outside the window, her mind in turmoil.

At this moment, Kevin saw Vincent coming to pick up Stephanie and leave. He instinctively wanted to follow, but in the end, he stopped.

Kevin was somewhat restless, and he couldn’t understand why.

Stephanie was his cousin’s wife now, and he shouldn’t have any improper thoughts, but… “What is the important thing she wanted to tell me just now?”

After Vincent dropped Stephanie off at Wellington Villa with a grim expression, he didn’t even say goodbye. He just drove off in a hurry.

The butler was puzzled to see Stephanie be back so soon.

He had planned to ask about the situation, but seeing her in a bad mood, he decided not to bother her.

Stephanie was not in the mood to visit Diana at the nursing home today. Initially, she wanted to go straight back to her bedroom. But she hesitated when she looked up at the delicate and thick door panel at the end of the corridor on the second floor.

She thought, “Dominick isn’t home now, so…

Dominick spent most of his time at home in this study. Stephanie had never entered the study before, but she thought if this man had any secrets, they would definitely be there.

the study, looking around to make sure no one

the doorknob, then

subdued colors. It was equipped with a resting area

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filled with books, documents, and files. There was a coffee table and a modular sofa near the floor–to–ceiling window, and three merged computer

in Dominick’s study. They said you could tell a

There were books in at least eight languages here, and the notes

bookshelves for helpful information, such as about Claire

eyes suddenly lit up. She didn’t

bottom row of yellowed document envelopes on the fifth bookshelf. The entire row of

“There’s so much…”

were all old documents. Most of them were from

years ago.

carefully took out one of the documents about Kevin and opened it gently. “Malicious accusations,

even more tense, her movements becoming somewhat hurried as she wanted to pull out the entire document to read it

this?” she muttered, looking

forget to close

maid’s scolding voice came from outside the study door. “Except for the regular daily cleaning, Mr. Wellington doesn’t allow anyone to enter the study.

sound of the door opening and the approaching

back in its original place, looked around, then tiptoed and

area and the bathroom. Although Stephanie couldn’t see their faces behind the heavy curtain, she could feel the

servants of the Wellington family were all afraid of

her side. Stephanie held her breath in fear, freezing in place, not daring to

to tidy up over there. Things on the bookshelf must not

quick. Check again to see if anything was missed, and then

about five minutes, Stephanie heard their footsteps leaving. She lifted a corner of the curtain and saw that only one maid was left

body

on Dominick’s study door was very special. Without a key, one couldn’t open it from the

a bit regretful. She hadn’t had the chance to

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carefully.

thing she was apprehensive

study. He wouldn’t usually scrutinize the surveillance footage, but what if he found out! was

guilty and nervous for most