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

at the bed. Is there

cycs.

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

Dominick’s long strides covered the distance to the bed in a few quick steps,

him.

corner of

turned pale, her heart skipping

large, empty

a sigh of relief.

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

and his men had missed

under the covers

thought, Dominick’s face darkened

quickly, noticing the woman standing

the scattering of stars across the night sky. She didn’t dare turn around, didn’t dare face him. What if Dominick saw right through

ask why Dominick was

offended him. She still remembered Dominick’s basement

moment she couldn’t bring

broken by a deep voice from behind.

She felt the heat of his

She couldn’t hide it

Molly take the

do

hoped her usual tantrum would throw him off, but it didn’t work this time. Dominick’s grip tightened on

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

hated it when

exactly what he meant and

bit her lip, wanting to say

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

caught off guard, her heartbeat racing, her

night was dark and still. The night breeze blew in, but it couldn’t dissipate the

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