Crossroads

Chapter 131

Stephanie stormed out of the car with a dark expression, slamming the door in a burst of frustration.

The man inside the car wasn't any happier.

Dominick glared fiercely as she crossed the street. "Stephanie..." He gritted his teeth and called out to her angrily, but she quickened her pace, completely ignoring him.

The traffic light ahead had already turned green.

Cars behind them honked incessantly, the irritating noise adding to his growing frustration and anger.

The surroundings were relatively quiet on the outskirts, with a rundown little park nearby on the right. Without going far, Stephanie sat on a stone bench under a row of trees, brimming with her own anger.

He fixed his gaze on her familiar figure, swiftly starting the car and driving towards her.

Dominick was about to get out of the car, a sudden wave of pain shot through his brain.

Frowning, his right hand instinctively reached for his head to alleviate the pain, inadvertently aggravating his shoulder injury. He lost his balance and lunged towards the steering wheel, his left hand quickly supporting himself, but his elbow hit the horn.

The horn blared suddenly, jarring and loud.

led by th Startled by the horn behind her, Stephanie, who was sitting sullenly ahead, immediately recognized Dominick's car.

Unable to see inside due to the tinted windows, Stephanie felt he was purposely honking to urge her.

"I'm not going back!" she shouted angrily towards the car.

"I don't want you to interfere..."

With a splitting headache, he leaned weakly against the car, taking a deep breath to calm himself. However, as he did so, he heard Stephanie's shouts ahead. It only made his headache worsen, infuriating him.

In less than five minutes, the limited edition black sports car sped away Stephanie glanced sideways, watching the car vanish quickly with her lips pressed tightly, Sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting shadows on her cheeks, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, her mood sinking deeply into disappointment.

"If you want to leave, then leavel Who asked you to bother?" she muttered angrily towards the direction where the car had disappeared, not quite sure what she was angry about at this moment.

"Damn bastard, he's always scoldingfor no reason. I haven't done anything wrong, and I just wanted to know...

Sitting alone in the secluded and dilapidated park, she muttered to herself, feeling a bit foolish. She didn't want to feel so awkward, but he was a man after all; couldn't he get out of the car and coax her? She had her rights tool It was unlucky for her to have married someone unromantic who only knew how to berate her all day long.

Stephanie was filled with resentment, and it was midday in the blazing summer sun. Under this scorching heat, her temper only grew worse.

Meanwhile, innocent Vincent held his phone, feeling the brunt of Dominick's recent fiery temper once again.

Mon, 24

Chapter 131

"She's at Maple Park at Avalon Hills?!

"Dominick, why didn't you pick her up... I understand, I'll go check on her right away..." The voice on the phone was ominous, causing Vincent to agree immediately.

"Mr. Hayes, are you leaving so early today? It's the weekend, and you usually enjoy staying out late."

"I'm picking someone up."

"You could have easily asked someone else to do such a trivial task."

"I'm afraid someone else couldn't finish the task!" Vincent was a bit annoyed.

It seemed like the couple quarreled again, and Dominick couldn't really ignore her.

Vincent held a grudge against Stephanie and his impression of her worsened again as he took her for the kind of woman who would drag Dominick down.

Reluctantly setting down his pool cue, Vincent hurried from the club to Avalon Hills. Due to the distance and weekend traffic, it wasn't until around 3 PM that Vincent finally arrived at the park Dominick had mentioned.

"Stephanie isn't here," he muttered to himself in frustration.

Vincent parked his car to the side and got out, striding purposefully into the dilapidated little park. He circled around its perimeter, scanning every corner, but there was no sign of the person he was looking for.

Growing increasingly irritated, Vincent dialed Dominick's number. His voice carried a mix of anger and concern as he said, "Dominick, I know you spoil her, but discipline is also necessary. She used to be so well-behaved when she first married you, and now, in just six months, how could you let her becso unruly...

"Now she won't even answer her phone. This stubbornness of hers is all due to your indulgencel"

Vincent seized the opportunity to scold her severely, aiming to make Dominick reflect on the necessity of disciplining his wife. What if this woman becuncontrollable in the future?

"Her phone is with me." Dominick's voice was cold and deep as he uttered these words.

After their heated argument in the car, Stephanie suddenly got out, leaving behind her purse and phone.

"Go to the C205 apartment in the Springfield Meadows ahead..." Dominick's tone was calm, giving instructions without urgency.

Meanwhile, behind him, a voice asked respectfully, "When will Mrs. Wellington be back? We've already prepared those dishes she loves."

Vincent's face remained stoic as he hung up the phone. "He clearly wanted her to chhimself, yet he wantsto handle it."

Despite Stephanie's fearless demeanor and constant confrontations with Dominick, Vincent couldn't help but find her irksome. However, Stephanie never truly gave them reason to worry.

"Didn't Dominion bring Stephanie home?" Mofly recognized Vincent, her She who was standing bee had often seen him m the her entertainment circles, and it was not surprising that Dominick's friends were well-connected. What puzzled her was why he had returned to Find Stephanie again.

"What happened to Stephanie?"

Hearing Molly's question, Vincent no longer suspected her of being in cahoots with Stephanie and his expression turned serious at once.

Chapter 131

"Dominick, Stephanie didn't return to the apartment to visit her friend..."

He hurriedly dialed Dominick's number again.

Dominick was in his study, going through sdocuments. Upon hearing Vincent's words on the other end of the line, he set down his pen and stood up immediately.

"Send someone to look around,"

He thought that she was in a bad mood and might be deliberately not letting him find her, but...he was still worried.

At first, he just thought that Stephanie was throwing a fit, but after Vincent sent someone to look for her, he becmore and more uneasy.

"The park is very quiet, there are no shops, and apart from a road next to it, almost no one passes by...

"The nearest Springfield Meadows community center to this park is six m miles away. Stephanie doesn't have a wallet or a cell phone. It's unlikely that she would walk back to find her friends...

"The only road control on the bridle path cannot capture this side. This park is a blind spot."

From 4 PM onwards, they started to search for her until sunset at 6 PM...

Dominick and a group of people cto this deserted park. He stood under the shade of a tree, looking at the empty stone chair in front of him with a complicated gaze.

"There are no signs of struggle or fighting around here. I guess she left on her own initiative...

"It's mainly because this place is too desolate. Why did she get off here?"

Those anxious and noisy voices were in his ears. The sky began to darken, and the last rays of the sun stretched Dominick's figure...

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