Crossroads

Chapter 135

How did last night unfold so unexpectedly?

Everything seemed to happen with a natural ease…

Stephanie couldn’t quite fathom it herself, but her heart still raced, her thoughts in disarray.

Morning light streamed through the window, casting a soft glow across the room. The clock on the wall pointed to nine o’clock, and the man beside her had already risen.

“You’ve certainly got quite the vigor.” Her voice held a playful, slightly teasing tone.

Despite staying up late into the night, he had woken at five in the morning. Normally he would slip away quietly, but today he lingered with a buoyant mood, disrupting her dreams.

Throughout her sleep, her dreams had been dominated by him. It was maddening.

“How much longer do you plan to hide in there?”

Suddenly, a light tap on the bathroom door interrupted her. “Remember you said I can’t bully you with our sons around, Come out, it’s breakfast time. You need to refuel” His familiar, deep voice carried a hint of laughter, and he was clearly in high spirits.

Stephanie’s cheeks blushed anew. He had been overly persistent and clingy last night. Unable to resist him, she had casually mentioned their sons to coax him into giving her some space!

After finishing her morning routine, she opened the bathroom door with a pout, only to find the man outside looking refreshingly energetic. Despite staying up all night, he seemed unfairly lively. It irked her.

“Are you sleepy?”

Still groggy from sleep, she retorted, slightly annoyed, “Our sons’re hungry.”

Dominick stepped closer. “Are you truly that exhausted?” His tone was unexpectedly earnest.

His hand instinctively brushed aside a few disheveled strands of her hair, his gaze dropping to her flushed cheeks and lingering on her lips.

“Stephanie, from now on…you’ll need to adapt to me quickly,” he said in a hoarse voice.

“What?”

on the tip of her tongue. Without explanation, he simply wrapped his left arm around her waist. She

each exhale a dance of shared intimacy, while her heart

should head downstairs for

“Yeah.

she turned shyly and hurried to the dressing room to

advantage just now, she would have undoubtedly given in

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Chapter 135

um, why did you?” Her cheeks flushed as

up, her gaze complex as she fixed it on him. “Why didn’t you

couldn’t muster the courage to ask outright, but Dominick grasped her meaning, his expression tinged with

continued to lower her head, quietly sipping

pride that prevented him from forcing women into

she wouldn’t have been able to

swelled with a sweet warmth once again, eliciting a silly grin as she relished

hint of exasperation,

the concept of dignity seemed to fade

for her to embrace their bond

completely forgot to show you something.” Stephanie suddenly became animated, pushing her chair back and striding purposefully to

breakfast nearing its end, Dominick noticed her increasingly frantic search and swiftly approached. “What are you looking

his inquiry as she continued to sift through

turned to the maid who was tidying up the table. “Did any of you happen to see the bag I brought back from the hospital a few days

you’re looking for in

ultrasound photos

it, she proudly presented it to him, eager to share. “Look,

as she excitedly showed him.

rested tenderly on her abdomen, where their children were

around his neck as she leaned in close to whisper in his ear, “Let me tell you about those old men at the hospital. They’re such phonies, always fawning over these ultrasound pictures, calling them precious and adorable. It’s just two tiny

you’re saying our children are just tiny blobs of flesh,

of amusement in his typically composed

He genuinely seemed content.