Crossroads

Chapter 75

Dominick was sleeping soundly.

When Stephanie woke up, it was already around six in the morning, and the faint light of dawn was already seeping through the hospital window. She thought, “For most people, this time is still early, but…

She looked over at Dominick, who was lying beside her, with a complex expression, and continued to ponder, “Dominick usually wakes up Carly, it’s rare for him to sleep so soundly. He seems exhausted. There was the company’s annual celebration yesterday, and then the Randall and Isaac case. Dominick must have had a rough night.

As Stephanie gazed at his face, which was so close to hers, a strange emotion welled up inside her.

Dominick was lying so close. She could hear his breathing steady, saw his chest rising and falling, and smelt that uniquely cool and detached

scent of his.

He was sleeping soundly with his right hand naturally wrapped around her waist. She couldn’t help but think that this cold and dangerous man was sleeping so unguardedly beside her.

It was as if, at that moment, Dominick belonged to her.

Stephanie’s cheeks suddenly turned a bit red, and she lowered her head, avoiding looking at him, and muttered under her breath, “What am 1 thinking?”

Afterward, she lowered the guardrail on one side of the hospital bed as she couldn’t help but complain inwardly, ‘I really don’t understand why Dominick wouldn’t go back to Wellington Villa to rest but insists on sharing a hospital bed with me.”

Stephanie knew she would never understand what Dominick was really thinking, as he harbored too many secrets, his mind weighed down with burdens too heavy to share.

She moved a little closer to the edge of the bed and gently removed his hand from around her waist.

Stephanie couldn’t pinpoint exactly when, but it had become a habit for Dominick to hold her as they slept.

However, as Stephanie carefully lifted his right hand, she abruptly paused.

“He’s injured,” she murmured, looking somewhat surprised.

There was a deep wound in the palm of Dominick’s right hand as if it had been cut by wire, and it had now clotted into a scab. This was in stark contrast to his muscular and impeccable hands.

As Stephanie stared at the wound in his palm, she felt a bit uneasy.

She reached out with her other hand, almost as if compelled by some unseen force, and her fingertips couldn’t resist lightly touching the clotted blood on Dominick’s hand.

Stephanie wondered, ‘This must be painful…”

aze was very fo

Her gaze

focused as if she was

sounded beside Stephanie. “What

up?” Stephanie’s face flashed with embarrassment

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sounded a bit hoarse as if he had caught

glanced at the clock on the wall, his brows slightly furrowed,

covers back and pressed his right hand against the bed frame as he got

instinctively said, “Don’t put pressure on the injury on

up straight on the bed and turned to her with a puzzled look. His deep eyes

intense. “What’s the matter?” His hoarse voice took

she pressed her lips together before speaking somewhat awkwardly. “Your palm is

saw that the wound in his palm was bleeding again, he didn’t seem to

from the bed and changed the subject “About

Dominick stood upright, his eyes narrowing slightly as

a low voice as if he were

and she stared up at Dominick, who was looming

but her heart felt

that Dominick was reassuring

knew that Dominick was not a man of sweet words and promises. However, Stephanie also knew that his words were more comforting than any promise because

the bed while Dominick went into the bathroom

on the door,

had brought some clothes over, which Dominick changed into directly in the bathroom. Unlike those delicate young heirs with germophobia,

formidable, his eyes exuding a chilling presence. As he tied his tie, he walked out and

will definitely be affected…” Vincent reported the situation truthfully. He then laughed as he continued, “Your aunts have been on a high since last night, enthusiastically inviting all the major shareholders of your company. I think this morning’s meeting will be quite spectacular,

were already dissatisfied with his sudden return to the country and taking over as CEO. Now that this incident has

remained indifferent, as if he didn’t take his

clothes and

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watched Dominick’s retreating figure while suppressing an emotion in

‘So he’s facing opposition from Stella and others at the company. For someone who immediately

to worry too much,” Vincent teased with a chuckle. “Dominick will handle the company‘

expression then turned

Dominick hesitated for a moment outside the room and looked back

back,” he instructed the bodyguard at the

room, Stephanie clearly heard Dominick’s stern command, and her face scrunched up. She thought, “He’s