Crossroads

Chapter 117

“Why are you still here? I told you not to come back!”

Stephanie sat on the metal chair outside the hospital room, watching the woman in front of her yell. She felt a pang of helplessness and

wanted to explain.

But Mary seemed to have lost her patience and barked at the bodyguard, “Get her out of here now.”

The bodyguard looked at Mary with little respect and flatly said, “Mr. Wellington asked her to stay…”

Mary’s face changed drastically when she heard this. “Dominick’s awake? Why isn’t anyone telling me?” she hastily asked, her voice urgent and laced with displeasure. She couldn’t bother with Stephanie anymore and quickened her pace, trying to rush inside.

“Ma’am, you can’t go in,” the bodyguards outside the door said coldly, stepping forward to block her path.

Mary was furious. “Why can’t I go in? That’s my son in there!”

“Lam sorry!” the bodyguard replied curtly, his tone unwavering.

Stephanie watched as Mary confronted the bodyguards with a stern expression. She whispered an explanation, “Grandpa said he has important matters to discuss with Dominick…”

“You have no right to speak here!” Mary snapped, turning to glare at her.

Faced with Mary’s intimidating demeanor, Stephanie had no choice but to lower her head and remain silent.

Mary was even harder to deal with than Stella, she thought. “Dominick’s mother seems to really hate me…

from in

Just then, a loud bang erupted from inside the room.

The heavy door was shut tight, preventing her from hearing the conversation, but she could tell that George was furious.

“If it weren’t for this accident, how long were you going to keep this from me? Dominick, you need to explain this to me clearly!”

George’s face was dark with anger. His hand gripped

very weak. We can ask him later…” Vincent stood

back down. He coldly retorted, “So what

If not for Dominick’s weakened state, he would have stormed

own? You little punk, you

weak. He glanced towards George with a thoughtful look in his

foot of the

eyes. “Even if you knew, it wouldn’t change anything,”

Chapter 117

it from them, they couldn’t

eyes boring into Dominick

and walked out,

about George’s emotional state. He quickly followed, but before leaving, he couldn’t help

if they had known from the beginning,

doesn’t want you to worry about him,” Vincent

door.

sullen, and his brow furrowed. As they stepped out, Mary

mind was full of questions,

talking about…?” Mary couldn’t hold back

Instead, he turned to look at Stephanic with a complicated

panic. She wasn’t sure

voice, aged and hoarse, choked slightly as he told Stephanie. Then, without another word,

she watched George leave. She couldn’t understand what he meant by taking care of

robust, but now he seemed to have aged considerably at that moment. His once imposing figure

rest…” Vincent said with a meaningful undertone, looking at

clear they didn’t want her in

someone to look after

is married, you don’t

feeling a bit odd. This was strange. Although Vincent was a notorious playboy and had a string of girlfriends, he always respected his elders. Yet, the way he spoke to Mary now seemed cold

standing there? Get in there!” Vincent whispered, urging Stephanie

on, while Mary glared at her with resentment and

room.

man on the bed had his eyes closed,