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?”

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

a dance of shared intimacy,

head downstairs for

“Yeah.

Without looking at him, she turned shyly and hurried to the dressing room to

taken advantage just now,

it left her

Chapter 135

why did you?” Her cheeks flushed as she asked, her words hesitant and

finishing a hot bowl of soup, she wrestled with her thoughts. Suddenly, she looked up,

but Dominick grasped her meaning, his expression tinged with irritation as he

innocently, Stephanie continued to lower her

think it was his formidable pride that prevented him from forcing women into sharing intimate

been able to resist, nor would she have had a reason

her heart swelled with a sweet warmth once again, eliciting a silly grin as she relished every spoonful of the clam chowder, finding it exceptionally

with a hint of exasperation, observing her lips curl

concept of dignity seemed to

was for her to embrace

her chair back and

frantic search and swiftly approached. “What

focused on her task, ignoring his inquiry as she

up the table. “Did any of you happen to see the bag I brought back from the hospital a few days ago? I left

documents you’re looking for in the middle

ultrasound photos of our

presented it to

she excitedly showed him. He naturally extended his

large palm rested tenderly on her abdomen, where their children were

about those old men at the hospital. They’re such phonies,

tiny blobs

moment. She saw a glint of

He genuinely seemed content.