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 stood before him,
her damp skin, revealing her delicate shoulders and the faint outline of her legs beneath the skirt. The soft lighting of the restaurant wasn’t bright, but it highlighted her red lace bra beneath
was rare for Stephanie to remain
being a public place and it being dinner time with many patrons around, an uneasy silence settled among
go back, please don’t scold her. This is all my
Outside, Dominick and Hayley spoke quietly, with Hayley looking remorseful. He handed her his coat, which she gratefully accepted and offered a small smile
through the rainy night, Hayley looked back
Stephanie turned her attention away from
appetite is impressive,” Vincent remarked sarcastically, seating
didn’t react angrily. She calmly picked up her spoon and began eating, treating Vincent as if he
phone because of jealousy, so she ran out into the rain to find you. Do you have any idea how guilty
continued to ignore
I’m wrong to reprimand you?” Vincent persisted,
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after eating about half the soup. Finding it bland, she set the spoon down and said calmly, “It’s all my fault” With that, she stood up and walked towards
her in bewilderment. Usually, if Stephanie said, “It’s all my fault“, it was said in
What was wrong
with her!
at the entrance. As soon as they got out of the car, she hurried
Wellington, are you alright?” Sandra’s voice quivered with concern. But the woman stepping out of the car seemed oddly composed, her first words demanding. Td like some soup,
turning to Dominick who had also emerged from the car. “Mr. Wellington, earlier on the phone, you mentioned. He mentioned that Stephanie was not at the hotel and that she
past Stephanie without so much as a glance and headed
expression remained impassive as she watched the man move heavily beside her, his steps echoing
would have surely reprimanded her immediately. But now, she couldn’t pinpoint when it had started; the dynamics between
silent treatment was, in fact, worse than an
glanced at them, a chill settling in her
her. “Mrs. Wellington,
for his
it any longer upon their return home, she vented her anger, slimming the
treatment he wants, then that’s what he would get. He better not talk to
rushing for another bath. She lay in the tub,
large bathrub, the droplets shimmering in
bathroom, expansive with its ventilation systems in every corner,
the full–length mirror on the right wall obscured by a haze of steam, enveloping the Tranquil
Her thoughts wandered, realizing she hadn’t eaten enough for
bathroom door swung open, startling the naked Stephanie and causing her
not soak
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