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

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

Sleeping Beauty?”

bathroom

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out in a white bathrobe. She was just

asked, wondering why he

Without answering, he walked past her and left the

to

say when

long

reminder, Stephanie took her time drying her

working in the study room as

like something was different

Dominick returned to the bedroom, but she did feel someone

find Dominick still in bed. He

“Good morning!” she said.

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

said, following her

but he seemed

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

breakfast downstairs. Then, they walked together toward the main

was worried about

they walked side by side, Stephanie felt the corridor was so long. The air was awkward, and she tried to

at her

phone buzzed in

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

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

bring back? I’ll stay in the best

read Molly’s rant about her boss and her envy of Stephanie’s

job,” Stephanie thought. Women without financial independence are

that?” Dominick asked, narrowing his

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in her phone

put her phone away and replied,

Dominick hummed flatly.

pleased with her answer, so Stephanie quickly

she is working at

Dominick raised an eyebrow, having

who used to sign in for

tracks, surprised. “How

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

for a while and continued his

moment, she felt as though his back seemed familiar and wondered