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?”

explanation, he simply wrapped his left arm around her waist.

exhale a dance of

head downstairs

“Yeah.

checks flushed hotly. Without looking at him, she turned shyly and hurried to the dressing room to change her

remarkable self–control; had he taken advantage just now, she would have

it left

Chapter 135

you?” Her cheeks flushed as she asked,

Suddenly, she looked up, her gaze complex as she fixed it

the courage to ask outright, but Dominick grasped her meaning, his expression tinged with

continued to lower her

couldn’t help but think it was his formidable pride that prevented him

the start, she wouldn’t have been able to resist,

once again, eliciting a silly grin as she relished every spoonful of the clam chowder, finding it exceptionally comforting

at her with a hint of exasperation,

the concept of dignity

her

her chair

frantic search and swiftly approached. “What are you looking

ignoring his inquiry as she continued to sift

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

looking for in the middle drawer

ultrasound photos of our

to him, eager to share.

living room sofa, facing her with a smile as she excitedly showed him. He naturally extended his hand to

on her abdomen, where their children

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

tiny blobs of flesh, hmm?”

his as they shared a close moment. She saw a glint of amusement in his typically composed eyes, his chest subtly rising and falling with

He genuinely seemed content.