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.

were bright and clear, strikingly beautiful, but terrible at

the bed. Is there

cycs.

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

long strides covered the distance to the bed in a few quick steps, then

him.

he grabbed the corner of the

pale, her

gaze fixed on the large, empty bed before

sigh of relief. He was

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

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

under the

thought, Dominick’s face darkened

quickly, noticing the woman standing by

her eyes lost in the scattering of stars across the night sky. She didn’t dare turn around, didn’t

wanted to ask why Dominick was

him. She still remembered

couldn’t

by a deep voice from behind.

behind her slowed as they drew closer. She felt the heat of

should she do? She

made Molly take the blame…” Her voice

didn’t do

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

I don’t like it when you’re like this,” Dominick said, his voice low and intense, his

it when

meant and sensed the anger in his

nervously bit her lip, wanting to say

patience. His hand grabbed the back of her head,

her heartbeat racing,

night was dark and still. The night breeze blew in, but it

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