Crossroads

Chapter 151

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“Let me help you back to your room. The gentle, soothing voice whispered in his ear. Dominick turned slightly, about to refuse, but as his g shifted, he was stunned.

Suddenly, their eyes met. Stephanie looked equally startled, her heart racing, and her instinct was to flee.

Those before her were in the same circle, but she had always been an outsider.

George and the others didn’t find her presence strange, yet everyone stood silent, lost in their thoughts.

The garden was in full bloom, and the air was thick with the calming scent of lotus, but it couldn’t mask Stephanie’s anxiety.

“Dominick, do you need my help!” She hesitated for a long time before softly asking

Her lips pressed tightly together, ready to feign indifference if he rejected her.

was never her

towards her, his steps steady and

wanted to follow but stopped in

was racing. Maybe it was his unexpected approach or the intense scrutiny from

lifted her head to meet his pale

asked, choking with concern. Regardless

a headache,” he said

his weight on her. Their steps harmonized in an almost surreal dance, yet each one painfully

care of this himself.” Vincent turned

direction of the corridor. Just then, Brad hurried over with several doctors. “Where

a mix of emotions, calmly replied, “He’s back to his room, you

deep,

surprise, then pressed her lips,

a knowing glance, courteously bidding farewell

help but ask as they reached

Vincent replied curtly, visibly irritated. He slid into his latest prized sports

is Mr. George Wellington so anxious? Dominick’s condition can’t be just a simple headache: Hayley, usually poised and composed, pressed on, her voice edged with determination. “Even