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

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

Beauty?”

the bathroom

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white bathrobe. She was just grabbing some lotion when her

wrong?” she asked, wondering why he was

her, contemplating for a moment. Without answering, he

sure to

when he

puzzled. Her long hair

because of Dominick’s reminder, Stephanie took her time drying her hair in the bathroom before stepping

working in the

felt like something was different

when Dominick returned to the bedroom, but she did feel someone lifting her hair,

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

“Good morning!” she said.

opened his eyes. Stephanie’s heart

following her to get

didn’t talk much usually, but he seemed particularly quiet

him?” Stephanie wondered. She wanted to ask him, but she

had a simple breakfast downstairs. Then, they

was worried about you

corridor was so

glanced at her and remained

buzzed in her

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

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

to o Caelorium today. Anything you want me to bring back? I’ll stay in

Molly’s rant about her boss and

thought. Women without

that?” Dominick asked, narrowing his

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in her

voice startled Stephanie. She quickly put her phone away

Dominick hummed flatly.

her answer, so Stephanie quickly added, “It’s Molly Sriuggleton, my

which, she is working at the headquarters of the

eyebrow, having

used to sign in for you

stopped in her tracks, surprised.

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

and

For a moment, she felt as though his back seemed familiar and