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

she was deep

sounded beside Stephanie.

wake up?” Stephanie’s face flashed with embarrassment as she casually let go of Dominick’s

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His voice sounded a bit hoarse as if he had caught a

didn’t seem to mind Stephanie’s petty actions. He glanced at the clock on the wall, his brows slightly furrowed, as if feeling that waking up at six in the morning was a bit

covers back and pressed his right hand against the bed frame

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

a puzzled look. His deep eyes then lit

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

red, and she pressed her lips together before speaking somewhat awkwardly.

the wound in his palm was bleeding again, he

up from the bed and changed the subject

night’s incident won’t happen again.” Dominick stood upright, his eyes narrowing

as if he were

froze, and she stared up

but her heart felt more

that Dominick was reassuring

also knew that his words were more comforting than any promise because he always kept his

silently by the bed while Dominick

a knock on the door, and

some clothes over, which Dominick changed into directly in the bathroom. Unlike those delicate young heirs with germophobia, Dominick could endure hardships better than special forces

dark blue tailored suit that made him look exceptionally dashing and formidable, his eyes exuding a chilling

night’s incident with Randall and Isaac, along with the extensive media coverage, the Innovate Group has taken a big hit, and the stock market 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

already dissatisfied with his sudden return to the country and taking over as CEO. Now that this incident has happened, they will definitely add fuel to the fire, eager to remove him

if he didn’t take his aunts seriously at

his clothes and headed straight

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Dominick’s retreating figure while

who immediately took over the position,

need to worry too much,” Vincent teased with a chuckle. “Dominick will handle the company‘ affairs, and even if he’s not the CEO of the Innovate Group,

expression then

room and looked back at her on the hospital

her leave the hospital before I come back,” he instructed the bodyguard at

and her face scrunched up. She thought, “He’s not letting