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Stephanie returned to Wellington Villa and realized that George hadn’t come back yet.
“Mr. Wellington is still at Serenburg Hospital…” Brad said as he instructed the staff to prepare some oatmeal for her, briefly explaining they situation.
“Is he feeling unwell?” she asked.
Brad didn’t elaborate, simply saying, “Have some hot oatmeal and then have a rest in your room. The time difference must be hard to stand.” He turned away quickly as if he had something urgent to attend to.
Stephanie stood by the dining table, wanting to ask more, but Brad was already out of sight.
She had no appetite and only nibbled at her food before heading to her bedroom.
She remembered Vincent mentioning that George was very angry. Due to the recent turmoil in the company, George had decided to let Dominick handle it himself, refusing to deal with the mess.
Having slept on the plane, Stephanie wasn’t tired.
The air and environment in Serenburg were great, but she always felt more comfortable and at ease at home. Somehow, Wellington Villa had started to feel like her home.
She curled up on the small sofa in the bedroom and turned on the TV with the remote.
To her surprise, a live press conference was being broadcast on the news channel, and the man at the center was Dominick, addressing rumors about a recent car accident.
“It’s his first time appearing so publicly, and he looks like so unwell,” Stephanie muttered as she watched. Dominick had a fractured right shoulder blade, and his right arm was held in a special brace.
Even as a patient, Dominick’s cold demeanor made it clear he was not someone to be trifled with.
‘George must be really angry,‘ she thought, frowning slightly. George, despite his stern face, was very fond of Dominick. Yet he had let his injured grandson face the public himself.
“Why did George stay in Serenburg?” George was in good health, without any serious issues.
Suddenly, her phone rang. She picked it up.
“Stephanie, are you back in the country?” It was Molly.
Stephanie lowered the TV volume and replied, “I just got home.”
Molly, hearing the news in the background, asked hesitantly, “Are you watching Dominick’s press conference?”
“Yes.”
Molly, who was also watching the same channel at home, sounded troubled, “Stephanie, thanks to your husband, I’m going to be annoyed to death. Last time at our reunion, they added me to a WhatsApp group. Some women took secret photos of your husband and bragged about it in the group, saying they’d keep their idol’s photos… Now that they know he’s the heir of the Wellington family in Havencrest. They’re losing it. They’ve been messaging me non–stopy shocked and excited.”
In fact, Molly found out about the press conference exactly from the enthusiastic women in the group.
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“At the reunion, the class president even flaunted in front of your husband with his wine. Now he’s really nervous, trying to find out what you like, probably planning to send you a gift…” Molly chatted about their old classmates, but Stephanie was distracted, her eyes narrowing as she glued to the TV…
“Tell him to keep a low profile next time,” she replied absentmindedly.
“What’s wrong?”
Molly noticed the change in her tone. “Last car accident… In the video, Dominick’s only injury seems to be his right arm, and he looks fine. Are you hurt?”
“I’m not hurt.”
Stephanie wasn’t injured, but she was puzzled. During the press conference, Dominick firmly stated that the car accident was just an accident and he didn’t intend to pursue charges against Kevin,
From what she knew, Dominick wasn’t the forgiving type.
Kevin, who had been driving drunk, was criminally detained. While this wasn’t a big deal for the Nelson family, Stella had been anxious for days, worried about Dominick’s retaliation.
Stephanie thought for a moment. “Because of family ties?” But that didn’t seem like his style.
“On the night of the incident, a suspicious person was found in the parking lot surveillance at Blossom Club. It’s confirmed that someone tampered with Kevin’s car…” Dominick briefly mentioned this at the press conference before quickly leaving.
They went straight to the office, and after the secretary closed the door, Scott started showing him some videos.
“Also, while you were hospitalized in Serenburg, the media here was clearly being manipulated. One newspaper admitted to taking money to spread false rumors about your severe injuries from the car accident. With social media being so prevalent, it’s hard to control, and these rumors directly impacted investor confidence.”
At first, they all thought Kevin’s drunk driving accident, which severely injured Dominick, was due to some emotional drama involving
Stephanie.
But now, it was clear that these events were directly targeting Dominick.
“It doesn’t seem like doing by a business rival.”
Anthony slammed a thick stack of project files onto the table. Since Dominick’s accident, they had all wondered who in the business world would dare make such a move. After nearly two weeks of sleepless nights investigating, they found no suspicious suspects.
They believed the one who did it not only wanted to hurt the company but also wanted Dominick dead.
“Could it be some remaining relatives from the brothers of the Bretherton family?” Vincent, exhausted, leaned back on the sofa and asked
casually,
Scott, also tired, said, “I had people look into it, The Bretherton brothers have been behaving well in prison, and their mother and sister are also not showing any unusual behavior.” He felt that the Bretherton family couldn’t have orchestrated such a car accident and rumor- spreading.
“Besides,
s, no one would be foolish enough to challenge Dominick after the Bretherton family incident.”
Vincent and the others were discussing, but Dominick was just listening, not saying a word.
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“Dominick, do you have any leads?”
Scott noticed Dominick’s eyes darken as if he was deep in thought.
“Who would be so eager to see me fall…” Dominick said with a self–mocking smile. “Quite a few, actually.”
Suddenly, he stood up and coldly said, “Start with the people closest to me. I’m heading back.” With that, Dominick walked straight towards
the door.
“I’m exhausted.” As soon as Dominick left, Vincent collapsed on the sofa, groaning loudly.
“Let’s follow Dominick’s suggestion and have everyone start investigating from the people closest to him. The culprit seems to know a lot about Kevin and Dominick’s personal grudges. It might really be someone they know.. Dominick doesn’t seem too concerned. Probably thinks it’s a small fry, I need to go home and rest, too.”
Scott glanced at him with irritation, his mind on someone at home.
