Chapter 69
Stephanie sneaked into the venue of the cocktail party.
She didn’t quite understand why she had come, just feeling a bit concerned and restless deep down.
She thought, “Stella and Kevin will definitely attend the Innovate Group’s anniversary celebration, so there is a chance Claire may show up.
Stephanie really wanted to know what Dominick and Claire were hiding. “Is the helping Claire to plot against me?”
To her disappointment, Claire didn’t show up tonight.
The cocktail party had officially begun. “The man on stage is the current CEO of the Innovate Group,” a stranger next to her whispered, pointing towards the podium.
Then he lowered his head, glanced at Stephanie, and smiled, “Ms. Carter, I heard you’re in a romantic relationship with him.” He chuckled amiably as if merely curious.
Stephanie felt a bit awkward. This man mistook her for Jessica Carter.
Unable to produce an invitation, she could only play along..
At this moment, the lights dimmed, and Dominick stood on the podium, spotlights highlighting his outstanding demeanor, instantly becoming the center of attention.
Stephanie stood among the crowd, occasionally hearing whispers of admiration from women around her, all eyes fixed on the stage.
The distance between them wasn’t much, but Stephanie keenly felt the disparity at this moment.
The
gap
between her and him reminded her of Diana’s admonition.
Dominick was
s the kind of man she shouldn’t fall in love with
Falling for him would only lead to irreversible consequences.
What kind of woman will a man like him belong to?” Stephanie didn’t know, but she was certain it wasn’t her.
As she pondered, a scorching gaze from the stage suddenly directed towards her.
When she met his deep gaze, Stephanie felt a tremor.
Dominick’s speech was brief. He quickly returned the microphone to the host and strode down from the stage as if realizing something.
“Dominick.” In a soft voice, a woman rushed into his arms as soon as he stepped down from the stage.
Stephanie, standing afar, looked dazed for a moment. She hesitated momentarily, turned around, and walked straight towards the exit.
“Why did I even come… Stephanie muttered self–deprecatingly to herself. Her head was down, and her footsteps hastened.
“Go away.” Dominick’s voice was cold and displeased.
“Dominick, I’ve been receiving those anonymous threats recently. It’s frightening Jessica clung tightly to his arm, her voice soft and gentle, evoking a sense of pity.
“Ms. Carter, please don’t bother me.”
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lacking any trace of
towards the previous position, but
wrong? It was
are you going
Dominick left the party together, heading
the scene where Jessica took the initiative to embrace Dominick,
he was not answering him. At
all the e bodyguards follow the
keys and pressed the button remotely, reaching out to open the
sinister voice rang out,
“Bang!”
Get d
Almost at the same time, Dominick
with Dominick, Bullets
“Dominick, come out!”
seemed to have lost control. His face contorted with rage, his
“Dominick!”
hate this name very much, roaring like a devil from hell, determined to take
white Bentley, turned pale with
‘What should I
come out of the elevator, intending to drive back to Wellington Villa. How could she have
went blank. She kept telling herself to calm
mirror, she saw the man’s ferocious expression, gun tightly gripped in his
“Bang!”
out from the barrel, the horrifying sound making
Stephanie almost heard herself shouting loudly in her mind. Her feet
them.
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barely taken a step when she
Shedding blood is inauspicious.” Soon, Vincent’s voice echoed in the
Stephanie peeked out. She was puzzled as
sigh of relief. Thank goodness, they
held the man’s hands with his right hand, pressing
to kill me?” Dominick asked, his voice clear and cold, as if the
The man yelled uncontrollably, his voice filled with hatred,
to the ground, subdued by
death has nothing
their
in front
who killed my dad! Dominick, you cold–blooded beast. It was you. You killed
the car window. His face was squeezed and deformed, and the sound he spat out was eerie
the CEO spot. And what did you do to secure your grip on power? You stomped on those loyal workers who’d been holding this place up for years. Dominick, you’re a
and skillfully loading
“Do you want to go down and accompany that useless old man
man’s face went pale with fear, and the cold, terrifying touch of the metal on his temple made him shudder
line of folks out there who’d love to
room for mercy, having offended many people in the business world. They
got what it takes to end me?” Dominick pressed the barrel closer, his voice
thought, “If this man’s not
someone would die or get
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