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

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

desperately, struggling with

dark before her eyes, and

saw her eyes snap

heat, and when he shook her,

usually stoic face briefly flashed with impatience

eyes tightly closed, lost

could hear someone anxiously

She was the lady of the Reed family and their baby girl, so

but…

Reed, brought his mistress home. After her mother’s death, she

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

even laughed at her, mocking her

struggled in agony on the hospital bed as

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Chapter 8

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

she stared at the white ceiling, slowly coming to her

in a hospital.

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