Crossroads

Chapter 149

“Did you make these roast yourself?” Dominick suddenly spoke up, glancing sideways at Stephanie, his lips curling into a faint smile as if he couldn’t quite believe st

Stephanie suddenly regretted making these things. She figured they wouldn’t like them anyway.

Hesitantly, she answered, “Yes”

“These roasts are so ugly. They are surely limited edition, one of a kind, Vincent mutiered. Despite his words, there wasn’t much disdain in his tone. Stephanie glared at him, and the two engaged in a childish staring contest.

Dominick sat quietly,

tly, watching their animated expressions with a thoughtful look. His brows were slightly furrowed as he pondered something

George had remained silent all this time. He set down his cup, looked at Stephanie for a long while, and then instructed the butler to cut the stuffed roast and serve them, so everyone could have a taste.

Stephanie was a bit taken aback when George finally spoke. Ever since Dominick’s car accident, he had been somewhat distant and cold towards her.

“What do you think, Dominick? Well. The filling was supposed to be inside, but I didn’t roll it tight enough. The first time I roasted it, it wasn’t fully cooked, and I noticed some veggies spilling out, so I ended up just putting them on top. Stephanie felt quite embarrassed.

table into small pieces. Dominick picked up a

does it taste!” Stephanie scooted closer, and

down his fork

time making a stuffed roast, and maybe she lud the potential to

the smallest piece and popped it into his mouth. He fell silent

that, Vincent said, grimacing and gulping down water. The roasted meat was indeed fully cooked, but Stephanie had added so much salt it

you to eat it, Stephanie retorted

and was ready to criticize her poor cooking skills.

her eyebrows, knowing full well that he was intentionally sending her away. She nonchalantly got up and went

follow her, seemingly wanting

Stephanie asked directly, turning to face the impeccably dressed

met her bright gaze and seemed momentarily taken aback. She then let out a soft laugh. “I think I understand what Dominick

“A simple–minded woman can

be exhausting. You’ll drag him down because you can’t

me the lectures. My simple mind can’t comprehend

loathed that “simple–minded part. These corporate executives

reassigned back here, and I’m used to mentoring newcomers,” Hayley apologized, her tone seemingly sincere, her smile warm

her lips, saying nothing. She couldn’t tell if

with Stephanie as if they were close friends. “It’s about what happened

isn’t she? Stephanie felt her anger flare up as she gritted her teeth, recalling the incident. “She accused me of doing indecent things for business deals and even claimed I ended up pregnant with a