Crossroads

Chapter 170

Chapter 170

By the time they got back to the hotel suite, it was pushing midnight.

“Hold on a sec…” Stephanie said, stopping the hotel staff as they were about to unlock the door.

“What’s wrong?” Dominick noticed the woman beside him looking troubled. She had barely spoken on the back.

way

Stephanie opened her mouth, searching for an excuse, but under his intense gaze, she couldn’t think of one.

“Get some sleep.” It was getting late, and Dominick couldn’t understand whatever was going through her head.

The door opened, and the hotel staff respectfully turned on all the lights in the suite. The room was brilliantly it, as bright as

Stephanie froze in the doorway, tense.

“What’s in your mind?”

Seeing her standing still, Dominick frowned. She was acting strange tonight.

She didn’t respond. Her eyes were fixed in the direction of the bedroom, and a tangle of emotions was twisting her face.

day.

“What are you looking at?” He felt she was distracted, not even listening to him. A flicker of anger flared in Dominick’s eyes as he turned and closed the distance between them in a few long strides. His tall, imposing frame filled her vision.

“Stephanie,” he said, his voice low and cold.

“Wh–what?” Caught off guard, Stephanie finally came to her senses but couldn’t hide the complicated guilt in her

“You’ve been staring at the bed…” Dominick narrowed his eyes, his gaze boring into hers.

bright and clear, strikingly beautiful, but terrible

staring at the

cycs.

Dominick even finished his words, he was already striding towards the suite bedroom. Panic

a few quick steps, then he turned

him.

corner of the blanket and yanked it

pale, her heart

the large, empty bed before

breathed a sigh of

instructed, “Search this place again, especially the madam’s room, the nursery, and the walk–in

hiding here and his men had missed

hiding under the

that thought, Dominick’s face darkened

spun around quickly, noticing the woman standing by

drifted out onto the balcony, her eyes lost in the scattering of stars across the night sky. She didn’t dare turn around, didn’t dare face him. What if Dominick saw

was sending

had offended him. She still remembered Dominick’s basement

couldn’t

tense mood was broken by a deep voice from behind. “Stephanic, what are you

closer. She felt the heat of his anger without even

she do? She couldn’t

remembered something and started speaking hesitantly. “Hayley… She made Molly take the blame…” Her voice was

didn’t do

work this time. Dominick’s grip tightened on her arm, pulling her

you’re like this,” Dominick said, his voice

it

he meant and sensed the anger in his

nervously bit her lip, wanting to say

grabbed the back of her

caught off guard, her heartbeat

dark and still. The night breeze blew in,

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