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

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

Beauty?”

the bathroom door

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out in a white bathrobe. She was just

something wrong?” she asked, wondering why he was standing

her, contemplating for a moment. Without answering, he walked past her and

sure to

heard him say when he was

long hair was

time drying her hair in the

was working in the study room as

felt like something was different about

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 her hair, as if checking on something during

the next morning, she was surprised to find Dominick still in bed. He usually

“Good morning!” she said.

from her, Dominick suddenly opened his eyes. Stephanie’s heart skipped a beat, and she

said, following her to get

he seemed particularly

him?” Stephanie wondered. She wanted to ask

a simple breakfast downstairs. Then, they walked together

worried about

side, Stephanie felt the corridor was so long.

at her

phone buzzed

You wouldn’t be busy in bed with your lazy

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

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

her boss and her envy of

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

Dominick asked,

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absorption in her phone aroused

startled Stephanie. She quickly put her phone away and replied, “A

Dominick hummed flatly.

so Stephanie quickly added, “It’s

is working at the

having no

“The one who used to sign in for

her tracks, surprised. “How

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

for a while and

walk ahead. For a moment, she felt as though his back seemed familiar