Crossroads

Chapter 187

It happened so suddenly that Stephanie didn’t have time to react before she

e sank to the bottom of the pool startling the fish into a frenzy.

“Mrs. Wellington! What happened to you?” A maid passing by the corridor was terrified and shouted for help.

‘L..I’m Ene.”

Drawn from a fresh source, the pool was obvious and about six feet deep. Stephanie was a good swimmer, and although the sudden scare caused her to sink, she quickly surfaced, clutching the edge of the pool and coughing.

The maid, pale with fright, along with a group of others, carefully helped her out of the pool.

“What happened, Mrs. Wellington! Don’t worry, the doctor is on the way.” They wrapped her in a clean, thick towel, trying to calm her down.

“Im really fine.” Stephanie calmly took the towel and began drying her wet hair, waving them off. “You don’t need to call the doctor”

“We’ll go get Mr. Wellington right away.”

“Don’t tell Dominick about this Stephanie panicked.

The afternoon sun was starting to set, and George had already returned to South Pavilion for a rest at this hour. With Dominick just out and Stephanie falling into the pool, the maids were at a loss,

Stephanie wiped the water off her face, lowered her voice, and explained, “Dominick is very busy. Let’s wait for the doctor to check on me before contacting him. But anyway, I’m really fine. It just felt like something suddenly flew at the back of my knees…

Her eyes narrowed as she nervously glanced back.

Behind the pool was a flower bed, along with stone tables and chairs for chess, flower viewing, and fish watching. Nothing seemed out of place.

What exactly had happened just now?

Sining by the pebbled edge of the pool, dripping wet, she couldn’t figure it out

“Mrs. Wellington, how did you fall into the pool?”

Seeing that she looked alright, the maid sighed in relief. If anything had happened to her, they would all be in serious trouble

“Did someone push you on purpose. A younger maid speculated.

have the

Wellington Villa, Stephanie’s safety was paramount to everyone. Dominick’s berce protectiveness over her

as she slowly regained her composure, her brows furrowing deeply in contemplation for what felt like an eternity. “No,

one had pushed her on

was as though something had hurtled directly at her with a relentless force that

of the

for something hard about the size of a clenched fist, weighing perhaps two pounds… Her attempt to articulate the nature of the object was more a reflection of her instincts

more one pound. There’s

moments before her fall, causing her to lose her balance. Why was it proving

Wellington, the doctor

daily well–being, was visibly shaken upon hearing the maid’s account of the incident. Though she was relieved that the situation seemed less dire than she had thought, a thorough medical examination was much

defiance flickered in her eyes as

slipped on my own, she muttered to herself, refusing to be seen as fragile.

now that you’re pregnant, Sandra said, sensing Stephanie’s frustration. “You don’t need to worry about anything else as well investigate this thoroughly. We will not allow anyone to cause trouble at Wellington Villa, Sandra reassured, able

Stephanie was concerned about.

people might get

brow furrowed deeply.

had ended up in the depths of the water. In the end, it would be

of being watched by a pair of cerle eyes. Frustration gnawed at her, and with determination, she

into the pool. It may be early autumn, but catching a chill is still a concern. Let’s go inside first.” Sandra

the others hesitated to intervene further,

from the corridor as he hurried over, his suit jacket still undone

felt a twinge of fear at the sight of George. She stood in her spot awkwardly and met

gently, and being mindful of George’s temper, she explained, “Mrs. Wellington’s health and her kits are the most important things

“Sure,” be reluctantly hummed.

at George’s darkening expression. Instead, she turned away, sulking, and followed Sandra

Stephanie couldn’t shake of her doubts, muttering under her

sternly at the end of the corridor, watching Stephanie obediently depart with

leaning in to explain the situation carefully

just listened attentively

George’s clothing “There’s no need to

remark, George turned and walked back towards

Lost in thought, he glanced back towards

basked in the late afternoon sun, casting an exquisite

lazily swam, the water remained tepid. On the

away.