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!

whole world had turned against her, leaving her lonely and helpless, yet

cried out desperately, struggling with

suddenly, everything went dark before her eyes, and

her eyes

feverish heat, and when he shook her, she did

flashed with impatience as he

eyes tightly closed, lost in

could hear

her “babe” when she was still alive. She was the lady of the Reed family and

but…

her father, Gary Reed, brought his mistress home. After her mother’s death, she had a falling out with

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

her, and Claire even laughed at

on the hospital

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Chapter 8

forehead slick with

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

in a hospital.

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