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

be no principles to talk about. In the end, he

Beauty?” he

the bathroom door

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was just grabbing some lotion when her eyes

something wrong?” she asked, wondering

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

sure to dry

when he was closing the

Her long hair

reminder, Stephanie took her time drying her hair in the bathroom

in the study room as

like something

she 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 her hair, as if checking on

she was surprised to find Dominick still in bed. He usually got up by live in the

“Good morning!” she said.

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

Dominick said, following

talk much usually, but he seemed particularly

going on with him?” Stephanie wondered. She wanted to ask him, but she didn’t know how

breakfast

was worried about you

side by side, Stephanie felt the corridor was so long. The air was

at her

her phone buzzed

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

couldn’t help but smile at her friend’s eagerness, and just as she was about

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

Molly’s rant about her boss and her envy of

have a job,” Stephanie thought. Women

asked,

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her phone aroused

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

Dominick hummed flatly.

so Stephanie quickly

of which, she is working at the headquarters of the

raised an eyebrow, having

one who used

tracks, surprised.

this. Even if he had investigated

while and continued

walk ahead. For a moment, she felt