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

fact, but within the walls of Wellington Villa, Stephanie’s safety was paramount to everyone. Dominick’s berce protectiveness over her had been evident in his furious outbursts more than

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

one had pushed her

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

of the surroundings. Stephanie couldn’t discern anything

perhaps two pounds… Her attempt to articulate the nature of the object was more a

cobblestones weighs no more one pound. There’s nothing as huge as

had impacted her knee moments before her fall,

Wellington, the

account of the incident. Though she was relieved that the situation seemed less dire than she had thought, a thorough medical examination was

arm, though a hint of defiance flickered in her

my own, she muttered to herself, refusing to be seen as

safety is paramount 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,

Stephanie was concerned about.

afraid some people

hard you try to find them, Stephanie replied, her brow furrowed deeply. She pushed Sandra away slightly, straightened her posture, and began walking back towards the

ended up in the depths of the water. In the end, it would be said that it was her

watched by a pair of cerle eyes. Frustration gnawed at her,

pool. It may be early autumn, but catching a chill is still

others hesitated to intervene further, wary

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

of fear at the sight of George. She

approached gently, and being mindful of George’s temper, she explained, “Mrs. Wellington’s

“Sure,” be reluctantly hummed.

George’s darkening expression. Instead, she turned

definitely hit me!” Stephanie couldn’t shake of her doubts, muttering under

Stephanie obediently depart with the maids. Then, he relaxed

from the staff, leaning in to

just listened attentively

George’s clothing “There’s no need to mention this

just that remark, George turned and walked back towards

thought, he glanced back towards the direction of the pool where Stephanie

basked in the late afternoon

corner of the pool, where tropical fish lazily swam, the water remained

away.