Crossroads
Chapter 190
Chapter 190
Stephanie leaned back, casually glancing towards the restaurant entrance, her gaze tinged with boredom and mild curiosity.
In the next heartbeat, her eyes widened slightly, caught off guard by what she saw.
“Thank goodness you’re
you’re here. The words rushed out from a figure sprinting towards her breathlessly.
Stephanie struggled to comprehend the situation. Hayley appeared before her, drenched to the bone. Water dripped from her clothes, hair, and fingertips, painting a picture of utter disarray.
“What are you doing?” Stephanie asked, a hint of disbelief coloring her tone
Hayley’s voice trembled with urgency and regret as she gasped for air. “Stephanie, I’m so sorry, I used Dominick’s phone earlier, but I shouldn’t have answered your call just now…” Her complexion, pale from the torrential rain, betrayed her distress. “We were worried sick about you. Please don’t be angry with Dominick. I’m really sorry about this.
“She was sorry? What for? Stephanie wondered.
“Stephanie, why are you being so willful!”
From beyond the restaurant’s glass doors, a figure strode purposefully towards them, his voice laced with biting frustration
“In this pouring rain, you run off and then shut off your phone. Are you deliberately seeking attention, Stephanie?“
Vincent’s anger flared, his e
Leyes narrowing as he observed Stephanie seated calmly while Hayley stood before her, soaked and apologetic. He fought the urge to reprimand her on the spot.
He had cautioned Dominick countless times against indulging women as it only fostered unnecessary drama.
The atmosphere in the small restaurant, which was not more than a thousand square feet in size, tensed noticeably with the arrival of these prominent guests.
The few waitstaff huddled in a corner, if their memory served them right, recognized the man with brown hair as Vincent, the most popular among women in the city. The other man, though unfamiliar to them, seemed even more formidable and less approachable based on his demeanor.
Clearly, these were important individuals
Stephanie’s face remained impassive, unmoved in her seat.
Ignoring Vincent’s chastisement completely, she sat in silence. Yet, she couldn’t ignore Dominick’s intense gaze, which spoke volumes.
“What have I done wrong this time? Stephanie thought.
on Hayley, who
the early autumn evening, Hayley’s attire, a white, semi–transparent dress, clung to her damp skin, revealing her delicate shoulders and the faint outline of her legs beneath the skirt. The soft
rare for Stephanie
place and it being dinner time with many
This is
Outside, Dominick and Hayley spoke quietly, with Hayley looking remorseful. He handed her his coat, which she gratefully accepted and offered a small smile before slipping into the
rainy night,
on the table. Stephanie
remarked
up her spoon and began eating, treating
some self–awareness. Hayley was worried you’d turned off your phone because of jealousy, so she ran out into the rain to find you. Do you have any idea how guilty she
continued to ignore
you?” Vincent persisted, sensing something unusual
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she set the spoon down and said calmly, “It’s all my fault” With that, she
“It’s all my fault“, it was said in a fit of
What was wrong
with her!
Sandra was waiting at the entrance. As soon as
out of the car seemed oddly
paused, momentarily taken aback by the request before turning to Dominick who had also emerged from the car. “Mr. Wellington, earlier on the phone, you mentioned. He
much as a glance and headed directly upstairs
as she watched the man move heavily beside her, his
reprimanded her immediately. But now, she couldn’t pinpoint when it had started; the dynamics
in
in her heart
console her. “Mrs. Wellington, in truth, Mr. Wellington is
asked for his
was seething with frustration. Unable to contain it any longer upon their return home, she vented
what he would get. He better not talk to me for the rest of his
her nightclothes and rushing for another bath. She lay in the tub, the
in the large bathrub, the droplets shimmering in the soft bathroom light, wetting her hair and
in every corner, offered her a
of time in the soothing warmth, the full–length mirror on the right wall
my sons go hungry. Her thoughts wandered, realizing she hadn’t eaten enough for dinner and promptly got
startling the naked Stephanie and causing her to almost slip
I have to tell you to not soak in the bathtub for too
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