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.

could possibly have the nerve to

was paramount to everyone. Dominick’s berce

to her aid as she slowly regained her composure, her brows furrowing deeply in contemplation for what felt like an eternity. “No, that’s not

pushed her on

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

thorough scrutiny of the

Her

the largest of these cobblestones weighs no more one pound. There’s nothing as huge

Stephanie’s directives. Clearly, something had impacted her knee moments before her fall, causing her to lose her

the doctor has

the maid’s account of the incident. Though she was relieved that the situation seemed less dire than she

leaned gently on Sandra’s arm, though a hint of defiance flickered

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

you’re pregnant, Sandra said, sensing Stephanie’s frustration. “You don’t need to worry about anything else as well investigate this thoroughly.

Stephanie was concerned about.

people

them, Stephanie replied, her brow furrowed deeply.

had pushed her, yet she had ended up in the depths of the water. In the end, it would be said that it

of being watched by a pair of cerle eyes. Frustration gnawed at her, and with determination, she vowed to get to the bottom of

early autumn, but catching a chill is

to intervene further, wary

he hurried over, his suit jacket still undone as he leaned on his

of fear at the sight of George. She stood in her spot awkwardly and met his

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

“Sure,” be reluctantly hummed.

Instead, she turned

Something definitely hit me!” Stephanie couldn’t

corridor, watching Stephanie obediently depart with the maids. Then, he relaxed his grip on

staff, leaning

attentively but

gently swaying the edges of George’s clothing “There’s no

remark, George turned and walked

in thought, he glanced back towards

basked in the late afternoon sun, casting an exquisite glow over its

fish lazily swam, the water remained tepid. On the other side,

away.