Crossroads

Chapter 8

The voice sounded familiar to Stephanie.)

Her face drained of color from the blood loss. She could only muster the strength to turn her head weakly, her vision blurring as she looked at the man

The man crouched behind her, his hair brushing his eyebrows. His face was striking–high nose, chiseled features, as handsome as someone with mixed

heritage.

The man had an undeniable air of nobility, distant and aloof.

One look was all it took to make him unforgettable.

Of course, Stephanie recognized him.

It was him, the bastard who slept with her…

“Don’t touch me… Stephanie shouted as she struggled to free herself

Her body twisted, the wound on her arm now bleeding more profusely.

The excessive blood loss drained her face of color, and everyone was hurling vicious insults, siding with Claire and her daughter

hit that little girl! She choked back tears,

world had turned against her, leaving her lonely and helpless, yet she refused to give in,

cried out desperately, struggling

suddenly, everything went dark before her eyes, and her body

her eyes snap

feverish heat, and when he shook her, she

stoic face briefly flashed with impatience as he quickly picked her

fragile, her eyes tightly closed, lost in a deep

she could hear

often called her “babe” when she was still alive. She was the lady of the

but…

was only 17 when her father, Gary Reed, brought his mistress home. After her mother’s

of poverty after she left her family. No one knew she was the lady of the neighboring town’s wealthiest man. She had married Kevin, not for his

had cheated on her, and Claire even laughed at her, mocking her that she couldn’t

hospital bed as if

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Chapter 8

slick with sweat as she

gaze couldn’t focus as she stared at the white ceiling, slowly coming to her senses amidst the sharp scent of

in a hospital.

you alright?” A nurse stood by her bedside, offering a warm