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

didn’t hit that little girl!

felt as if the whole world had turned against her, leaving her lonely and helpless,

out desperately, struggling

suddenly, everything went dark before her eyes, and

saw her

heat, and when he shook her, she did not

with impatience as

Stephanie was fragile, her eyes tightly closed, lost in a

she could hear someone anxiously calling

She was the lady of the Reed family and their baby girl, so her mother used to call her

but…

his mistress home. After

a life of poverty after she left her family. No one knew she was the lady of the neighboring

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

the hospital bed as if caught

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Chapter 8

her eyes, her forehead slick with sweat as she gasped

coming to her senses amidst the sharp scent

in a hospital.

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