Crossroads

Chapter 98

Around nine in the evening, Stephanie picked up her phone and headed to the bedroom.

She opened the door and found that Dominick was already awake.

But he seemed a bit off.

“Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat? Sandra made some oatmeal,” she asked in a low voice.

Standing at the door, she looked uneasy.

“Yes,” he hummed in consent. He got up, walked past her, and left the room.

The door was closed.

Stephanie went to the closet for her pajamas a complicated.”

and then went into the bathroom for a bath. She couldn’t help grumbling, “Men are

Dominick had a bit of oatmeal downstairs and felt more awake. He decided to head back to the bedroom to grab some files and read them in

the study room.

The sound of running water from the bathroom accompanied by Stephanie’s humming of a song indicated Stephanie was taking a bath:

“Is she in a good mood?” he w

wondered as he walked toward the coffee table and picked up the files.

On his way out, he paused and glanced at the bathroom door.

From what he knew, Stephanie would hum a tune while bathing when she was in a good mood.

“Has she been with someone else lately?‘ he thought.

Just then, his phone vibrated on the coffee table, catching his attention. A notification popped up with a new message on WhatsApp.

[Babel]

Dominick frowned, trying ignore the message. At the same time, he wondered who was calling Stephanie that way.

Dominick gazed at the phone with popping messages, his eyes showing some hesitation, while the woman in the bathroom didn’t seem to hurry out of the bathtub. If he wanted to know what was going on, he could send someone to investigate rather than check her phone.

Dominick felt funny. He had his principles.

Gripping the documents, he walked away,

But another message came.

not

there would be no principles to talk about. In the end, he couldn’t help but glance at the phone

Beauty?”

the bathroom

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in a white bathrobe. She was just grabbing some lotion when her

asked, wondering why he was standing

Without answering, he walked past her

sure to dry your

heard him say when he

was puzzled. Her long hair was still dripping

Stephanie took her time drying her hair in the

working in the

something was different

up late and fell asleep quickly. She wasn’t sure when Dominick returned to the bedroom, but she did feel

morning, she was surprised to find Dominick still in bed.

“Good morning!” she said.

from her, Dominick suddenly opened his eyes. Stephanie’s heart skipped

Dominick said, following her to get

much usually, but he seemed particularly quiet these

wanted to ask him, but she

breakfast

worried about

corridor was so long. The air was awkward, and she tried to break

her

her phone buzzed

are you awake yet? You wouldn’t be busy in bed with your lazy

at her friend’s eagerness, and just as she was

trip to o Caelorium today. Anything you want me to bring back? I’ll stay in the best hotel and eat all I can before coming back. My boss

read Molly’s rant about her boss and her envy

rather have a job,” Stephanie thought. Women without financial independence are the

Dominick asked, narrowing

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absorption in her

Stephanie. She quickly put

Dominick hummed flatly.

so Stephanie quickly added, “It’s Molly Sriuggleton,

which, she is working at the headquarters of the Innovate

an eyebrow, having no impression of this

“The one who used to

tracks, surprised. “How do

if he had investigated her, he wouldn’t care about such trivial

gazed at her for a while and

shone down on Stephanie as she watched him walk ahead. For a moment, she felt as though his back seemed familiar and wondered if she had seen