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.

beautiful, but

the bed. Is there

cycs.

even finished his words, he was already striding towards the suite

few quick

him.

he grabbed the corner of the blanket and yanked

pale, her heart skipping a

large, empty bed before

finally breathed a sigh of relief. He

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

here and his men

hiding under the covers

Dominick’s face

spun around quickly, noticing the woman

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 right

ask why Dominick was sending people to find

people who had offended him. She still remembered Dominick’s basement

couldn’t bring

voice

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

do? She couldn’t hide it from

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

do anything

would throw him off, but it didn’t work this time.

Dominick said, his voice low

it when

exactly what he meant and sensed the anger

wanting

of her head, and his cool

her heartbeat racing, her body instinctively

breeze blew in, but it couldn’t dissipate

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