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 feeling

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

Beauty?”

bathroom

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white bathrobe. She was just grabbing some lotion when her

something wrong?” she asked, wondering why he

at her, contemplating for a moment. Without answering, he

to

say when he

was puzzled. Her long hair

time drying her hair in

was working in the study room as

Stephanie felt like something was different about

was pregnant, she didn’t stay up late and fell asleep quickly. She wasn’t sure when Dominick returned to the bedroom, but she did feel someone lifting

at seven the next morning, she was surprised to find Dominick still in bed. He usually got up by live

“Good morning!” she said.

opened his eyes. Stephanie’s heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly got

Dominick said, following her to

talk much usually, but he seemed particularly quiet

She wanted to ask him, but she didn’t know how to

and they had a simple breakfast downstairs. Then, they

was worried

felt the corridor was so long. The air was awkward,

glanced at her and

buzzed in her

[Stephanie, are you awake yet? You wouldn’t be busy in bed with your

her friend’s eagerness, and just

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

and

job,” Stephanie thought. Women without financial

that?” Dominick asked,

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absorption in her

Stephanie. She quickly put

Dominick hummed flatly.

Stephanie quickly added, “It’s Molly

she is working at the headquarters

eyebrow, having

who used to

in her tracks, surprised. “How do

if he had investigated her,

at her for a while and continued his way forward without

down on Stephanie as she watched him walk ahead. For a moment, she felt as though