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“He’s still not awake.“”
In the evening, the Wellington family was already preparing dinner. Stephanie looked a bit embarrassed as she added, “He said not to bother
him.”
Sandra placed the oatmeal on the table and looked at Stephanie in surprise. “Mr. Wellington sent you out?”
“Her tone showed some disbelief.
When the driver dropped them off at home in the afternoon, Dominick had his arm around Stephanie’s shoulder, almost leaning on her side, as they walked into the bedroom together.
At that time, they thought Dominick was injured, but it turned out to be a high fever combined with a migraine. However, it was the first time they had seen Dominick rely on someone so much.
Stephanie felt like he was bending her over. This man was heavy, and it took her a lot of effort to take him back from the hotel.
Breeze Villa was quiet, with Dominick resting in the master bedroom, and all the servants had withdrawn. Stephanie stood in the first–floor lobby, glancing at the stairs.
Dominick was sleeping in the master bedroom on the second floor.
As soon as he got home, he went straight to bed. His lips were badly pale. It was the first time Stephanie had seen Dominick in such a sickly
state.
“Mrs. Wellington, we’ll leave Mr. Wellington in your care,” Sandra said, not daring to enter the master bedroom.
Stephanie murmured with embarrassment, “He seems not to like others disturbing him. He scolded me, so I came out.”
Sandra found it hard to believe. She thought, “Did Mr. Wellington really send Mrs. Wellington out!
In fact, Dominick only said, “You’re noisy.”
After helping him lie down on the bed, Stephanie quickly took his temperature.
George was obviously worried about Dominick, but he kept a straight face and refused to admit it. Stephanie had to lean close to Dominick’s ear and ask him if he was uncomfortable or if he wanted water, and so on.
She thought Dominick probably found her annoying.
“Mrs. Wellington, sometimes men are a bit…” Sandra looked at her with a smile. “They say one thing but mean another.”
Stephanie widened her eyes slightly, watching Sandra leave.
“What does that mean?‘ she wondered.
She glanced up at the stairs, thought for a moment, and went back to the master bedroom.
Gently turning the doorknob, she peeked inside to check on Dominick. He was still asleep on the bed. She tiptoed toward him and found that his body temperature had dropped to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Perhaps because of the high lever earlier, the blanket covering him had been pushed aside by him. He lay on the large bed with his tall figure. A few buttons of his expensive dark shirt were undone, revealing his muscular chest
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Dominick had such a great figure. Stephanie’s cheeks burned a little. She had been sharing the same bed with him for several months, but she had never dared to stare at him like this before.
Suddenly, her phone in her coat pocket beeped.
Startled, Stephanie quickly turned her head, covered him with the blanket, and slipped out.
“Thank goodness, he didn’t wake up.”
Just as she closed the door, her phone rang again, as it someone was urgently looking for her.
Stephanie was feeling bored. Her phone had just been turned on not long ago after being shut down by Dominick.
Suddenly, her face changed as she remembered something.
She immediately took out her phone from her pocket, and sure enough, it was Molly calling
Dwas constantly receiving new messages.
There were two missed calls and one text message. And her WhatsApp
SnugglePig: [Where are you?]
SnugglePig (Why did you turn off your phone, Stephanie? Did you forget we agreed to go to Gordon Hotel for a feast?)
SnugglePig: [Stephanie, I have enough money to pay the bill.] There was even a swearing emoji attached.
Stephanie scrolled through the messages. It seemed that Molly had been looking for her all afternoon.
StephForce: [Sorry, I ran into my husband downstairs at the Innovate Group.] She typed ‘husband‘ quite naturally.
Seeing that she finally replied, Molly immediately became agitated.
SnugglePig: [You ran into your husband, and you forgot me. This is how you treat me, huh?]
SnugglePig: (Plus, at noon, you answered the phone, but you didn’t say anything. Why did you hang up and turn off your phone? I thought you were robbed.]
SnugglePig: [I even planned to take you to eat that expensive and sexy–looking food.]
ow what ki
Stephanie didn’t know tkind of sexy food Molly was talking about, but she was sure it wasn’t anything good.
Seeing her friend getting agitated, Stephanie had to send her several heartfelt apologies, but Molly insisted that these verbal apologies were
all fake.
StephForce: I’ll treat you to Gordon Hotel to make up for it.]
Molly’s eyes lit up, and she immediately replied: [Okay, I forgive you.].
Stephanie saw through Molly’s materialistic nature and was about to tease her when another message popped up.
Vincent: [How are things with Dominick, Stephanie? Be gentle with him. That couch in the private room won’t be enough for you two to romp around.
Vincent teased her.
The sight of his profile picture reminded Stephanie of Vincent’s smirk at noon. He hadn’t even tried to help her.
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New grudges were added to old ones.
StephForce: [Vincent, let me introduce you to a friend.
She tapped on the screen, adding Vincent to the chat group.
SnugglePig: [Who’s this? Using such a narcissistic profile picture.]
Molly teased Vincent. Stephanie was in a good mood, so she wanted to see Molly annoy him.
Before Vincent could redeem himself, Molly sent another message. Some psychologists say that you can infer someone’s inner desires by looking at their profile pictures. Vincent, are you a flamboyant man in real life?]
Vincent was sitting on the sofa in the living room. His face darkened as soon as he saw it.
StephForce: [Molly, tell him what we planned to eat at noon.]
Molly immediately got excited. [Geoduck from Aurorastral Stephanie, we must go eat it next time. It looks just like a man’s… Well, you know, every time that bald guy at the office bullies me, I buy a few and take them home. Then I chop them up with a kitchen knife. It’s great for relieving stress.]
“These women are vicious!‘ Vincent thought.
He remained silent, looking surprised as the two women discussed how to slice and bite into the poor geoduck. His crotch inexplicably felt a
bit painful.
SnugglePig [Hey, I heard that the divorce rate has risen again this year, more stable than the stock market.]
Molly’s mind wandered, and she brought up another topic. She was quite emotional about it, as she couldn’t get married, while everyone else’s constant divorces stimulated her.
StephForce: If they’re not good enough, just divorce.
Stephanie didn’t think the word ‘divorce was so heavy, probably because she was mentally prepared for it. After giving birth to a child, she would become a deserted woman again,
SnugglePig: (Stephanie, your thinking is wrong. It’s not easy to spend a lifetime together. Couples need to tolerate and compromise with each other, Who doesn’t have flaws?]
Molly’s attitude toward marriage was very serious, which was why she was still single.
Vincent, bored, sent a message. [After women become economically independent, the divorce rate rises.]
SnugglePig: That’s because men like you are incompetent
Molly, emboldened by the distance, refuted him.
Then she came up with a good idea. If the country legislates that in the event of a divorce, all properties under the couple’s name are confiscated by the state, surely no one would divorce.]
Vincent widened his eyes as he read the message, wondering when Stephanie made such a radical friend
He exited WhatsApp and then texted Dominick.
Dominick, be carefull Stephanie might be turning traitor.] However, soon Vincent found the content inappropriate and deleted it.
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He re–edited: [Dominick, someone’s influencing Stephanie in a bad way. I
Vincent understood that he couldn’t badmouth Stephanie directly. He had to do it in a roundabout way.
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Dominick was sleeping soundly in the master bedroom on the second floor. His high fever had subsided, and he vaguely heard his phone beeping a few times.
He frowned slightly, rubbed his temples with his right hand, and opened his eyes to find the master bedroom a bit chilly.
“Where is Stephanie?’ he wondered.