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.

not

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

Beauty?” he

bathroom

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was just grabbing some lotion

wondering why he

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

sure to dry

say when he was closing the

long hair was still

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

the

Stephanie felt like something was different about

quickly. She wasn’t sure when Dominick returned to the

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

“Good morning!” she said.

suddenly opened his eyes. Stephanie’s

following her to get

talk much usually, but he seemed particularly quiet these past few

She wanted to

had a simple breakfast

worried about

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

at her and

her phone buzzed in

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

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

to bring back? I’ll stay in the best hotel and eat

her boss and her

have a job,” Stephanie thought. Women

that?” Dominick asked,

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absorption in her phone aroused his

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

Dominick hummed flatly.

so Stephanie quickly added, “It’s Molly

at the

having

then, he added, “The one who used to sign in

tracks, surprised. “How do

wondered how Dominick learned about this. Even if he had investigated her,

a while and continued his

morning sun shone down on Stephanie as she watched him walk ahead. For a moment, she felt as though his back seemed familiar and