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?”

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

of shared

head

“Yeah.

turned shyly and hurried to the dressing room

had he taken advantage just now,

left her

Chapter 135

um, why did you?” Her cheeks flushed as she asked, her

of soup, she wrestled with her thoughts. Suddenly, she looked up, her gaze complex as

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

continued to lower her head, quietly sipping

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

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

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

glanced at her with a hint of exasperation, observing her lips curl

presence, the concept of dignity seemed to

for her to

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

nearing its end, Dominick noticed her increasingly frantic search and swiftly

remained focused on her task, ignoring his inquiry as

pause, she turned to the maid who was tidying up the table. “Did any of you happen to see the

hospital documents you’re looking for in the

photos of

she proudly presented it to him, eager to share.

a smile as she excitedly showed him. He naturally

rested tenderly on her abdomen,

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 fawning over these ultrasound

are just tiny blobs of flesh,

touching his as they shared a close moment. She saw a glint of amusement in his typically composed eyes,

He genuinely seemed content.