Chapter 75
Dominick was sleeping soundly.
When Stephanie woke up, it was already around six in the morning, and the faint light of dawn was already seeping through the hospital window. She thought, “For most people, this time is still early, but…
She looked over at Dominick, who was lying beside her, with a complex expression, and continued to ponder, “Dominick usually wakes up Carly, it’s rare for him to sleep so soundly. He seems exhausted. There was the company’s annual celebration yesterday, and then the Randall and Isaac case. Dominick must have had a rough night.
As Stephanie gazed at his face, which was so close to hers, a strange emotion welled up inside her.
Dominick was lying so close. She could hear his breathing steady, saw his chest rising and falling, and smelt that uniquely cool and detached
scent of his.
He was sleeping soundly with his right hand naturally wrapped around her waist. She couldn’t help but think that this cold and dangerous man was sleeping so unguardedly beside her.
It was as if, at that moment, Dominick belonged to her.
Stephanie’s cheeks suddenly turned a bit red, and she lowered her head, avoiding looking at him, and muttered under her breath, “What am 1 thinking?”
Afterward, she lowered the guardrail on one side of the hospital bed as she couldn’t help but complain inwardly, ‘I really don’t understand why Dominick wouldn’t go back to Wellington Villa to rest but insists on sharing a hospital bed with me.”
Stephanie knew she would never understand what Dominick was really thinking, as he harbored too many secrets, his mind weighed down with burdens too heavy to share.
She moved a little closer to the edge of the bed and gently removed his hand from around her waist.
Stephanie couldn’t pinpoint exactly when, but it had become a habit for Dominick to hold her as they slept.
However, as Stephanie carefully lifted his right hand, she abruptly paused.
“He’s injured,” she murmured, looking somewhat surprised.
There was a deep wound in the palm of Dominick’s right hand as if it had been cut by wire, and it had now clotted into a scab. This was in stark contrast to his muscular and impeccable hands.
As Stephanie stared at the wound in his palm, she felt a bit uneasy.
She reached out with her other hand, almost as if compelled by some unseen force, and her fingertips couldn’t resist lightly touching the clotted blood on Dominick’s hand.
Stephanie wondered, ‘This must be painful…”
aze was very fo
Her gaze
very focused as if she was deep in thought.
Just then, a deep voice suddenly sounded beside Stephanie. “What are you thinking about?”
Caught off guard, she nervously replied, “When when did you wake up?” Stephanie’s face flashed with embarrassment as she casually let go of Dominick’s hand.
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Chapter 75
He replied, “Just now.” His voice sounded a bit hoarse as if he had caught a cold.
Dominick didn’t seem to mind Stephanie’s petty actions. He glanced at the clock on the wall, his brows slightly furrowed, as if feeling that waking up at six in the morning was a bit late.
He quickly threw the covers back and pressed his right hand against the bed frame as he got up
Upon seeing that, Stephanie almost instinctively said, “Don’t put pressure on the injury on your hand…”
Dominick sat up straight on the bed and turned to her with a puzzled look. His deep eyes then lit up as he noticed a hint of concern on Stephanie’s face,
He raised his eyebrows slightly, his gaze on her becoming even more intense. “What’s the matter?” His hoarse voice took on a more bewildering tone.
Stephanie’s cheeks turned red, and she pressed her lips together before speaking somewhat awkwardly. “Your palm is bleeding”
Dominick then lifted his right hand. When he saw that the wound in his palm was bleeding again, he didn’t seem to mind much.
He got up from the bed and changed the subject “About last night…
“Last night’s incident won’t happen again.” Dominick stood upright, his eyes narrowing slightly as he looked at Stephanie.
He spoke in a low voice as if he were making a promise.
Stephanie’s expression froze, and she stared up at Dominick, who was looming above her.
She didn’t speak again, but her heart felt more unsettled.
Stephanie realized that Dominick was reassuring her.
She knew that Dominick was not a man of sweet words and promises. However, Stephanie also knew that his words were more comforting than any promise because he always kept his word.
“Due to last night’s incident with Randall and Isaac, along with the extensive media coverage, the Innovate Group has taken a big hit, and the stock market will definitely be affected…” Vincent reported the situation truthfully. He then laughed as he continued, “Your aunts have been on a high since last night, enthusiastically inviting all the major shareholders of your company. I think this morning’s meeting will be quite spectacular, so be careful, Dominick…”
However, Dominick’s expression remained indifferent, as if he didn’t take his aunts seriously at all.
He straightened his clothes and headed straight for the door.
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Inside the room, Stephanie clearly heard Dominick’s stern command, and her face scrunched up. She thought, “He’s not letting me go out again.”
After Dominick left. Vincent plopped himself onto the chair beside the hospital bed and crossed his legs like a boss. Then, Vincent grabbed an orange, peeled it, and snacked on it while teasing her, “Stephanie, Dominick is keeping you indoors for your own good. Of all the women I’ve met, you’re the most troublesome.”
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