Crossroads

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.

were bright and clear, strikingly beautiful, but terrible at hiding the

at the bed. Is there someone

cycs.

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

to the bed in a few quick steps, then he turned to cast

him.

the corner of the blanket

turned pale, her heart

on the large, empty bed before her. There was

sigh of

relaxed, Dominick coldly instructed, “Search this place again, especially the madam’s room, the nursery, and

hiding here and his men had missed them… His gaze returned to the bed with complicated

the covers and sleeping

thought, Dominick’s face darkened

spun around quickly, noticing the woman standing by the

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

ask why Dominick was sending people to find Oscar

Dominick sought were usually people who had offended him. She still remembered Dominick’s basement and his ruthless methods of dealing

couldn’t

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

her slowed as they drew closer. She felt the

do? She couldn’t hide it from

made Molly take the blame…” Her voice was anxious, deliberately raised in

didn’t do anything

off, but it didn’t work this

voice low and intense, his eyes boring into

it

knew exactly what he meant and sensed the

bit her lip, wanting to say

grabbed the back of her head, and his cool lips

guard, her heartbeat racing, her body instinctively

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