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.

I’m not

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

Sleeping Beauty?” he

bathroom door

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bathrobe. She was just grabbing some lotion when her

something wrong?” she asked, wondering why

contemplating for a moment. Without answering, he walked past

sure to dry your

him say when

was puzzled. Her long hair

Dominick’s reminder, Stephanie took her time drying her hair in the bathroom before stepping

working in the study room as

Stephanie felt like something was different about

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

she woke up at seven the next morning, she was surprised to find Dominick still

“Good morning!” she said.

opened his eyes. Stephanie’s heart skipped a

following her to

but he

wanted to ask him, but she didn’t

up absentmindedly, and they had a simple breakfast downstairs. Then, they walked together toward the

worried

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

at her and remained

buzzed in her

You wouldn’t be busy in bed with your lazy husband, would

friend’s eagerness, and just as she was about to reply, Mally

bring back? I’ll stay in the best hotel and

her boss and her envy of Stephanie’s

Stephanie thought. Women without financial independence are the most

Dominick asked,

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her phone aroused

quickly put her

Dominick hummed flatly.

with her answer, so Stephanie quickly added, “It’s Molly Sriuggleton, my high

which, she is working at the headquarters of the Innovate

eyebrow, having no impression of

who used to sign

in her tracks, surprised. “How

Dominick learned about this. Even if he had investigated her, he wouldn’t care about

at her for a while and

Stephanie as she watched him walk ahead. For a moment, she