Crossroads

Chapter 90

Chapter 90

Stephanie felt dazed and couldn’t quite remember how she had left that dreadful underground basement.

The echoes of boxing and fighting sound, piercing screams, and the sound of bones cracking still lingered in her ears.

In the quiet night, a champagne–colored Rolls–Royce was parked in the dimly lit alley. Someone opened the car door for her. She stood by the door, glancing to her left.

At this moment, hurried footsteps approached. Someone respectfully reported, “It’s confirmed. After waking up at the private hospital in Serenburg, he flew back to the country, likely returning to Pearson Villa in Frostvale.”

Stephanie didn’t know what

at they were talking about, nor did she want to know.

Dominick strode towards her expressionlessly. Under the dim street lights, he appeared even more upright and imposing, exuding a heavy

sense of pressure.

She lowered her head and quickly sat in the car without waiting for him to approach. She sat stiffly upright, hands clenched into fists, trying

to conceal her inner unease..

Dominick reached the car door, staring complexly at her restrained profile.

With a bang, he suddenly slammed the car door shut.

“Take Mrs. Wellington back.” His cold voice echoed in the spacious and eerie alley.

Stephanie was startled for a moment, but she didn’t lift her head. The car quickly started and gradually moved away.

Until the car slowly turned the corner of the alley, she couldn’t help but look back.

He was nowhere to be seen,

She remained very quiet throughout the journey, her gaze absentmindedly watching the scenery flying past the window, her mind in turmoil.

Around nine in the evening, the car arrived at Wellington Villa

The servants hurried up as soon as the car stopped, looking anxious. “Mrs. Wellington, where have you been? Mr. George Wellington has been

looking for you.”

“Grandpa.”

She went to

on the sofa in the hall, his face dark, obviously

slightly relieved to see her unharmed. “Mrs. Wellington, we were worried about you.

phone had been

momentarily as she looked towards George.

has returned to the

down at her toes, not wanting

cane, walked to her side, and asked in a deep voice, “What

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also looked at her suspiciously, her expression somewhat strange, as if she had been

lips, unwilling

the door with his cane and said, “Sandra has made you soup. You should grab a bite in the dining room,

She followed Sandra to the dining room to eat a

things I don’t like, like

sunk into it,

now.

was never an ordinary person. That place was strange and terrifying

her.

her thoughts

you on that high school trip. But listen, when you were taken by those bandits, he was probably behind it

drunk. He shook her shoulders

turned to

felt a little dizzy. She climbed out of the bathtub, grabbed a large

on the wall

she murmured, “So,

don’t know him, do you?

she walked to the window in her bathrobe. In the distance,

night.

spring breeze brought a light drizzle, making the

by the window, gazing into the distance with deep thoughts swirling

busy road, the traffic flowed

alley at

driving normally were startled and quickly turned their steering wheels, screeching as

car so brazenly? The bodyguard in the driver’s seat was infuriated and got out of the

back, his expression unchanged. He raised an eyebrow as he

the car owner who was blocking the way seemed even more furious. “Dominick, get out

something,

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