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.

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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.

beautiful, but terrible at hiding the

at the bed. Is there

cycs.

was already striding towards the suite bedroom. Panic surged through Stephanie as she reached out to

long strides covered the distance to the bed in a few quick steps, then he turned to cast a scrutinizing glance

him.

the corner of the blanket and

pale, her

empty bed before her.

a sigh of

relaxed, Dominick coldly instructed, “Search this place

well over 1800 square feet. If someone was hiding here and his men had

was hiding under the covers and

thought, Dominick’s face darkened

noticing the

stars across the night sky. She didn’t

to ask why Dominick was

had offended him. She

this moment she couldn’t

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

her slowed as they drew closer. She felt

do? She couldn’t

panic, she remembered something and started speaking hesitantly. “Hayley… She made Molly take the blame…” Her

do anything

off, but it didn’t work this time. Dominick’s grip tightened on her

when you’re like this,” Dominick said, his voice low and intense, his eyes boring into

it

and sensed the

lip, wanting to say something

hand grabbed the back of her head, and his cool lips

was caught off guard, her heartbeat racing, her body instinctively giving

night breeze blew in, but it couldn’t dissipate the room’s

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