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

little girl! She choked

her, leaving her lonely and helpless, yet she refused to give in, pushing the

desperately,

suddenly, everything went dark before her

saw her eyes snap

did he notice her feverish heat, and when he shook her, she did not

usually stoic face briefly flashed with impatience as he

eyes tightly closed,

she could hear someone

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

but…

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

living a life 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 money,

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

struggled in agony on the hospital bed as if caught in a

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Chapter 8

forehead slick with sweat

as she stared at the white ceiling, slowly coming to her senses amidst the

in a hospital.

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