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.

Sleeping Beauty?”

the bathroom

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bathrobe. She was just grabbing some lotion when her eyes

she asked, wondering why he was standing

moment. Without answering, he

sure to

say when he was

Her long

took her time drying her hair in

the study room as

Stephanie felt like something was different

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

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

“Good morning!” she said.

Stephanie’s heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly

Dominick said, following

much usually, but he seemed particularly quiet these

to ask him, but she didn’t

they had a simple breakfast downstairs. Then, they walked together toward the main

was worried

corridor was so

at her and

her phone buzzed in

awake yet? You wouldn’t be busy in bed with your lazy

eagerness, and just as she was

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

read Molly’s rant about her boss and

a job,” Stephanie thought. Women without

asked, narrowing his

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absorption in her

Stephanie. She quickly put her

Dominick hummed flatly.

answer, so Stephanie quickly

of which, she is working at the headquarters of the Innovate

Dominick raised an eyebrow, having no

added, “The one who used to sign

her tracks, surprised. “How do you

learned about this. Even if he had investigated her,

and continued his way forward

morning sun shone down on Stephanie as she watched him walk ahead. For a moment, she felt as