Crossroads

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Stephanie looked at George and Brad suspiciously. Since they didn’t want to tell her, she would not ask further questions.

“Grandpa, I want to go back to the old apartment to pack some things.”

“Br sale.”

Although George was widely respected and wore a strict face every day, he was not as indifferent and stern as others thought. Compared with his grandson Dominick, George was more open–minded and easier to get along with.

“Got it”

She responded and followed the driver out.

Yesterday, while chatting on the phone with her aunt and bringing up old memories, Stephanie remembered that her small wooden box was missing. Too much had happened in the past few months, and she was not sure where she had put it.

The car drove smoothly and quickly. After thinking for a while, she turned to look out of the window and saw that she had arrived at the old apartment where she used to live.

“I want to stay at the apartment for half a day. You can go back first. If I need anything, I’ll call you, and then you come pick me up.” As Stephanie said it, she opened the car door and walked out.

“Okay, Mrs. Wellington, please pay attention to your own safety.”

The driver nodded towards her and did not dare to accompany her. He stepped on the accelerator and left soon.

Stephanie walked into the shabby apartment building. There was no elevator, so she could only climb the stairs step by step. She took out the keys from her bag while thinking about where her small wooden box was.

“Ms. Reed, you’re here.”

A man walked out of the opposite door and greeted her with a smile.

Stephanie didn’t recognize him. He seemed to be a new resident, so she politely replied, “Hello.” Then she took out the key, opened the door, and walked in.

After closing the door, Stephanie suddenly realized that he even knew her surname was Reed.

Somewhat curious, she lay in front of the door and looked through the peephole in the door. Seeing that the man had locked the door and gone downstairs, she didn’t think much about it. She would go back to Wellington Villa in the afternoon anyway.

After rummaging through this small apartment twice, she still couldn’t find her small wooden box

t it in Nelson Villa.

Stephanie wondered if she had left it in

She was a little upset and looked up at the clock on the wall. It was almost noon

Stephanie sorted out the messy clothes and stuffed them back. If the wooden box were at Nelson Villa, it would be a bit embarrassing for her to go there and get it,

Suddenly, there was a knock on the doop Stephanie looked startled and quickly walked out of the bedroom.

However,

before she could step forward, the door clicked open.

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When she was wondering who had the key, she asked in surprise, “What are you doing here?”

Stephanie looked at Kevin in front of her with a wary and puzzled expression. Moreover, he was carrying a large bag of fresh vegetables and meat in his right hand.

“I bought some food and came over to cook for you,” he seemed to be in a good mood and said in a natural tone. Then he walked straight

towards the kitchen.

“Kevin!”

in a complicated tone and followed him

clothes and seemed completely different from the angry and hopeless look of yesterday. He turned on the faucet and began to

you

behind him, not daring

his watch and whispered, “It’s almost noon, Steffi. Please wait for me in the living room for a while. I’ll be

had never had

“What happened to you?”

step forward and then snatched the big shopping bag from

on his face and softened his voice as if to coax her, “so I bought a lot of food you like to eat today.

next to him with a stunned look, wondering what had

resisting. Kevin didn’t know how to cook at all, so he was a little at a loss. His finger was pricked by the hard shell of the

“Kevin, stop fussing around!”

it, so she grabbed the kitchen knife on the side

how to cook either, so she was very surprised to see Dominick frying fish for

looked a little embarrassed. “Steffi, I heard your aunt said that you like men who can

at him and found that his expression was a bit

said these words to her when they

you were tricked by Dominick, but it’s too late. She didn’t want to tangle

Steffi,

lobsters being steamed or fried?” Kevin continued to cook and asked patiently as if he didn’t hear her words at

at his pretense and his clumsy movements of holding

don’t eat seafood when I’m pregnant,” she suddenly

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this moment, the smile on Kevin’s face

that she was pregnant with Dominick’s

longer. He suppressed his anger and shouted angrily, “If Dominick hadn’t interfered

“Enough!”

grabbed his arm and dragged him directly

angry that she slammed the door and locked

a banging sound

the other side of the door, kept yelling as if he had lost control. However, he occasionally softened his voice and said, “Steffi, I won’t make trouble anymore. I listen to you, I can change it as you like. We used to be a couple.” As he spoke, he couldn’t suppress his anger

at the shaking iron door,

what Dominick had done to Kevin or

clean up, preparing to throw the big bag of food into the trash can, but

by him. Although she was usually aggressive, she would

sometimes.

the bag of food expressionlessly, picked out some vegetables and beef, and

some pasta at home, she threw them into the pot and boiled them. Although the beef was hard to chew and the vegetables did not look very good, she still ate them. She would wait to go out

a cook as my husband,” she sighed while

had this realization a long time ago, so her birthday wish in her senior year of high school was that

away by someone unknown. She thought that since an

small and shabby apartment for a long time. Wellington Villa was too big and too luxurious. When she returned there, she

and went back to

feel sleepy, and when she woke up, it was almost

She had promised George to return to Wellington Villa before six

got up from the bed, straightened her clothes, grabbed

smell of alcohol. The light on the stairs of this old apartment building had been broken for a long time, and no one had/repaired–it it was a little dim at sunset, but she

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him with a complex

at least eight empty beer bottles at his feet. He completely ignored what others would think of him and just sat on

the dirty

“Stephanie.

look at her with