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.

on the table into small pieces. Dominick picked up a small piece with his fork and put it in his mouth, remaining silent for a

scooted closer, and her

down his fork

stuffed roast, and maybe she lud the potential to be a

he picked the smallest piece and popped it into his mouth. He

like that, Vincent said, grimacing and gulping down water. The roasted meat was indeed fully cooked, but Stephanie had

you to eat

polite with her and was ready to criticize her poor cooking skills. However, Dominick

was intentionally sending her away. She nonchalantly got up

to follow her, seemingly wanting

Stephanie asked directly, turning to face the impeccably dressed and composed woman in

and seemed momentarily taken aback. She then let out a soft laugh. “I think I understand what Dominick sees in

“A simple–minded woman can

case, but it can also be exhausting. You’ll drag him down because you can’t help

“Ms. Isaac, spare me the lectures.

“simple–minded part. These corporate executives always thought they were

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

her lips, saying nothing. She couldn’t tell if this woman was genuinely sorry or just

“It’s about what happened

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