Crossroads

Chapter 131

Stephanie stormed out of the car with a dark expression, slamming the door in a burst of frustration.

The man inside the car wasn’t any happier.

Dominick glared fiercely as she crossed the street. “Stephanie…” He gritted his teeth and called out to her angrily, but she quickened her pace, completely ignoring him.

The traffic light ahead had already turned green.

Cars behind them honked incessantly, the irritating noise adding to his growing frustration and anger.

The surroundings were relatively quiet on the outskirts, with a rundown little park nearby on the right. Without going far, Stephanie sat on a

stone bench under a row of trees, brimming with her own anger.

He fixed his gaze on her familiar figure, swiftly starting the car and driving towards her.

Dominick was about to get out of the car, a sudden wave of pain shot through his brain.

Frowning, his right hand instinctively reached for his head to alleviate the pain, inadvertently aggravating his shoulder injury. He lost his balance and lunged towards the steering wheel, his left hand quickly supporting himself, but his elbow hit the horn.

The horn blared suddenly, jarring and loud.

led by th Startled by the horn behind her, Stephanie, who was sitting sullenly ahead, immediately recognized Dominick’s car.

Unable to see inside due to the tinted windows, Stephanie felt he was purposely honking to urge her.

“I’m not going back!” she shouted angrily towards the car.

“I don’t want you to interfere…”

With a splitting headache, he leaned weakly against the car, taking a deep breath to calm himself. However, as he did so, he heard Stephanie’s shouts ahead. It only made his headache worsen, infuriating him.

minutes, the limited edition black sports

watching the car vanish quickly with her lips pressed tightly, Sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting shadows on her

the direction where the car had disappeared,

me for no reason. I haven’t done anything

She didn’t want to feel so awkward, but he was a

to have married someone unromantic who only

in the blazing

his phone, feeling the brunt of Dominick’s recent

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Chapter 131

Maple Park at Avalon

why didn’t you pick her up… I understand, I’ll go check on her

Vincent to agree immediately.

are you leaving so early today? It’s the weekend, and

“I’m picking someone up.”

easily asked someone else to do such a trivial

finish the

again, and Dominick couldn’t

impression of her worsened again as he took her for the kind of woman who

Dominick down.

setting down his pool cue, Vincent hurried from the club to Avalon Hills. Due to the distance and weekend traffic, it wasn’t until around 3 PM that

muttered to himself in

the side and got out, striding purposefully into the dilapidated little park. He circled around its perimeter, scanning every

and concern as he said, “Dominick, I know you spoil her, but discipline is also necessary. She used to be so well–behaved when she first married you, and now, in

she won’t even answer her phone. This stubbornness of hers is

to make Dominick reflect on the necessity of disciplining his wife. What if this woman became uncontrollable in the

phone is with me.” Dominick’s voice was

car, Stephanie suddenly got out, leaving behind her purse

to the C205 apartment in the Springfield Meadows ahead…”

voice asked respectfully, “When will Mrs. Wellington be back? We’ve already prepared those dishes she

he hung up the phone. “He clearly wanted her to come home himself, yet he wants me to

and constant confrontations with Dominick, Vincent couldn’t help but find her irksome. However, Stephanie never truly gave them