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?”

simply

intertwined, each exhale a dance of shared intimacy, while

should head downstairs for

“Yeah.

shyly and hurried to the dressing room to change her

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

it left her

Chapter 135

you?” Her cheeks flushed as

up, her gaze complex as she fixed it on him.

her meaning,

Stephanie continued to lower her head, quietly sipping

pride that prevented him

been able to resist, nor would she have had a

Stephanie felt 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 comforting and

exasperation, observing her lips

presence, the concept of dignity

sole desire was for her

you something.” Stephanie suddenly became animated, pushing her chair back and striding

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

ignoring his inquiry as she continued to

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 ago?

placed the hospital documents you’re looking for in the

ultrasound photos of

it to him, eager

excitedly showed him. He naturally extended his hand to guide her into sitting on

on her abdomen,

instinctively wrapping around his neck as she leaned in close to whisper in his ear, “Let me tell you about those old men at

you’re saying our children are just tiny blobs

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

He genuinely seemed content.