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

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

desperately, struggling with all her

suddenly, everything went dark before her eyes, and

her eyes

then did he notice her feverish heat, and when he shook

flashed with impatience as he

tightly closed, lost in a deep

dreams, she could

called her “babe” when she was still alive. She was the lady of the Reed family and their baby girl, so her mother used to call

but…

when her father, Gary Reed, brought his mistress home. After her mother’s death,

was the lady of the neighboring town’s wealthiest man. She had married Kevin, not for his

and Claire even laughed at her, mocking her that

struggled in agony on the hospital bed as if

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Chapter 8

she opened her eyes, her forehead slick with sweat as she

focus as she stared at the white ceiling, slowly coming to

in a hospital.

by her bedside, offering a warm smile