Crossroads

Chapter 322

Stephanie looked at him, her breath quickening slightly, about to ask him something.

rgo and turned towards the bathroom.

But suddenly, all his anger vanished as if it had been an illusion. Dominick let her go

Stephanie’s heart skipped a beat, and she quickly followed him. She urgently grabbed his wrist, wanting answers. “What did you just say?”

“Stubble” Dominick avoided her question. He was facing a mirror. He turned his head and looked into her eyes with a serious expression, _uncomfortable.”

Stephanie felt like he was toying with her. She angrily shouted, “Tin asking you about what you just sud.”

“shave me

and I’ll tell you” His tone was calm.

Stephanie was baffled by his behavior. One moment, he was furious. The next, he acted as if nothing had happened.

She stared deeply into his eyes, trying to understand him, but they were like a bottomless abyss that she couldn’t see through

“I don’t have a razor for men she finally shouted in exasperation

to come

“I have one upstairs.” He pulled a key from his suit pocket and placed it in her hand, his tone light. “Go get it now. Stephanie, remember to co back” he reminded her at the end.

Stephanie clutched the key to apartment 502 tightly, watching him relax against the headboard, eyes closed. He looked handsome and at ease as if waiting for her to serve him.

He didn’t live in the vast Wellington villas on Crimson Peak, where he had plenty of servants at his beck and call. Instead, he insisted on living upstairs in her apartment just to annoy her..

strange habit of squeezing into this little place,” she muttered angrily as she

hoarse voice, made worse by his illness, sounded annoyed as if

tight and frustrated. Stephanie didn’t catch all his grumbling. She slammed the door hard and went upstairs

on the bed stood up, Dominick’s face turned

picked up a box of fever–relief pills for migraines,

taking medicine.

been flying back and forth all week, exhausted from the intense

thing he

were strange, and the more he

apartment filled with her presence, Dominick wandered around, bored, opening her drawers and closet,

sick. He shouldn’t have said those

his razor in apartment 502. Her mind still racing from his earlier words,

saw Dominick rummaging through her wardrobe. She was momentarily stunned, then furious. “Hey!

turned to glance at her, his voice cold and indifferent. “I don’t like

justified, but Stephanie hurried over, retrieving the black, men’s coat from the

This is my house. Stop messing with my stuff!” she snapped,

He left it here when he came to her place last time

Dominick commanded, his tone firm and cold, clearly disapproving

had had enough of his

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Chapter 322

then we don’t need to stay in this haunted little apartment anymore,” he said.

are you up to now? Dominick, you are so self–centered and annoying?” she

valued the coat, he became even more irritated, his tone dripping with sarcasm. “You find me annoying, but do you know what

Dominick, you are the unpredictable one. Not everyone has to put up with your temper. I can do just fine

suddenly fell silent. Dominick stared at her almost frighteningly, his gaze

without him. Stubbornly, she held his gaze, but her heart was in