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?”

Without explanation, he simply wrapped his left arm around her waist. She breathed shallowly, his touch stirring

each exhale a dance of shared intimacy, while her heart

should head downstairs

“Yeah.

shyly and hurried to the

he taken advantage just

on it left her

Chapter 135

cheeks flushed as she asked,

looked up, her gaze complex as she fixed

grasped her

Stephanie continued to lower her head,

formidable pride that prevented him from forcing women into sharing

from the start, she wouldn’t have been able to resist, nor would she have had

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

her with a hint of exasperation, observing her lips curl into

presence, the concept of dignity seemed to fade

sole desire was for her to

show you something.” Stephanie suddenly became animated, pushing her chair back and striding purposefully to the living room cabinet,

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

on her task, ignoring his inquiry

the table. “Did any of you happen to see the bag I brought back from the

the hospital documents you’re looking for in the middle drawer under the coffee

photos of

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

as she excitedly showed him. He naturally extended his

rested tenderly on her abdomen, where

beside him, her arms instinctively wrapping 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

just tiny blobs of flesh,

briefly faltered, her forehead touching his as they shared a close moment. She saw a glint of amusement in his

He genuinely seemed content.