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

that little girl! She

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

cried out desperately, struggling with all

everything went dark before her eyes,

her eyes snap

and when he shook her, she did not

with impatience as he

tightly

in her dreams, she could hear someone anxiously calling her

lady of the Reed family and their baby girl, so

but…

father, Gary Reed, brought his mistress home.

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

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

agony on the hospital bed as if caught in

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Chapter 8

opened her eyes, her forehead slick with sweat as she

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

in a hospital.

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