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?”

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

exhale a dance of shared intimacy, while her heart pounded

head downstairs for

“Yeah.

at him, she turned shyly and hurried to the dressing room

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

it left her feeling

Chapter 135

flushed as

Suddenly, she looked up, her gaze complex as

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

continued to lower her head,

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

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

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 into a

presence, the concept of dignity seemed

for her to

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

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

her task, ignoring his inquiry as she continued to sift through the

she turned to the maid who was tidying up the table. “Did any of you happen to see the bag I brought back

you’re looking for in the middle drawer

photos

it, she proudly presented it to him,

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

on her

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

children are just tiny blobs of flesh,

She saw a glint of amusement in his typically composed eyes, his chest subtly rising and falling

He genuinely seemed content.