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.

bright and clear, strikingly beautiful, but terrible at

staring at the bed.

cycs.

towards the suite bedroom. Panic surged through Stephanie as

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

him.

grabbed the corner of the blanket and

pale, her

large, empty

sigh

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

feet. If someone was hiding here and his men had missed

was hiding under the covers

that thought, Dominick’s face darkened

around quickly, noticing the woman standing by the

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

ask why Dominick was sending people to find Oscar so

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

this moment she couldn’t bring herself

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

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

she do? She couldn’t hide it from

hesitantly. “Hayley… She made Molly take the blame…” Her voice was anxious, deliberately

didn’t do

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

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

hated it when she

he meant and sensed the anger in

wanting to say

cold face showed no patience. His hand grabbed the back of her head, and his cool lips aggressively kissed hers,

caught off guard, her heartbeat racing,

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