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.

who could possibly have the nerve

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

the maids who rushed to her aid as she slowly regained her composure, her brows

pushed

though something had hurtled directly at her with a relentless

scrutiny of the surroundings. Stephanie couldn’t discern anything

Her attempt to articulate the nature of the object

these cobblestones weighs no more

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

the doctor has

Stephanie’s daily well–being, was visibly shaken upon hearing the maid’s account of the incident. Though she

a hint of defiance flickered in her eyes as she kept

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

“You don’t need to worry about anything else as well

Stephanie was concerned about.

people

brow furrowed deeply. She pushed Sandra away slightly, straightened her posture, and began walking back towards

depths of the

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

a chill is still a concern. Let’s go inside first.” Sandra urged from behind,

to

from the corridor as he hurried over, his suit

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

“Mrs. Wellington’s health and her kits

“Sure,” be reluctantly hummed.

turned away, sulking, and followed Sandra and

me!” Stephanie couldn’t shake

obediently depart with the maids. Then, he relaxed his grip on the cane in his right

leaning in to explain the situation carefully to

just listened attentively

winds stirred, gently swaying the edges of George’s clothing “There’s no need to mention this

George turned and walked back

hesitated briefly, puzzled by George’s indifferent demeanor, Lost in thought, he glanced back towards the direction

of Wellington Villa basked in the late afternoon

where tropical fish lazily swam, the water remained

away.