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

then, a deep voice suddenly sounded beside

she nervously replied, “When when did you wake up?” Stephanie’s face flashed with embarrassment as she casually let go

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“Just now.” His voice sounded a bit hoarse

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

the covers back and pressed his right hand

said, “Don’t put pressure

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

eyebrows slightly, his gaze on her becoming even more intense.

and she pressed her lips

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

bed and changed

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

in a low voice as if he were

up at Dominick,

speak again, but her

that Dominick was reassuring

words and promises. However, Stephanie also knew that

sat silently by the bed while Dominick went

was a knock on the door, and Vincent asked, “Are

the bathroom. Unlike those delicate young heirs with germophobia, Dominick could endure hardships better than special forces

his eyes exuding

to last 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 company. I think this morning’s meeting will be quite spectacular, so be

over as CEO. Now that this incident has happened, they will definitely

expression remained indifferent, as if he

his clothes and

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watched Dominick’s retreating figure while suppressing an emotion in her

‘So he’s facing opposition from Stella and others at the company. For someone who immediately took over the position, it’s definitely not easy

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, he would

then turned

hesitated for a moment outside the room and

the hospital before I come back,” he instructed the bodyguard at the door and

Stephanie clearly heard Dominick’s stern command, and her face scrunched up. She thought, “He’s not