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

girl! She choked back

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

cried out desperately, struggling

before her eyes, and

her eyes snap

he notice her feverish heat, and when

with impatience

her eyes tightly

in her dreams, she could hear someone anxiously

was still alive. She was the lady of the Reed

but…

mistress home. After her mother’s death, she had a

living a life of poverty after she left her family. No one knew she was the lady of the neighboring town’s wealthiest

cheated on her, and Claire even laughed at her, mocking her

agony on the hospital bed as

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Chapter 8

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

slowly coming to her senses amidst the sharp scent of disinfectant. Then, she realized

in a hospital.

you alright?” A nurse stood by her bedside, offering a warm smile as she noticed