Crossroads

Chapter 20

Stephanie slammed the door hard, driving out the couple

Tears welled up in her eyes, but she held them back. She had to admit that the deep sorrow that weighed heavily in her heart was unbearable.

She had loved this man with everything she had, and she didn’t regret that. She just thought she was blind back then.

Her gaze wandered over the old and small apartment, and she closed her eyes, trying to calm herself down.

As she stepped toward the wooden chair to her left, a sharp pain shot through her ankle.

Shel

se limped o

over and sat down at the chair with her brows furrowed.

Stephanie had just thrown Kevin over her shoulder with too much force than intended during their confrontation, and it seemed like she had twisted her ankle.

Bending down, she was about to roll up her pant leg to check the injury when she suddenly heard footsteps outside the door..

Her first thought was that Kevin had the nerve to come back and mess with her again, but that seemed unlikely. With her exceptional karate skills, that move could send him straight to the hospital.

driver coming to check on her. With this in mind, she relaxed

soon as she looked up, her

widened at the sight of the man

was supposed to be back from a business trip tomorrow,

this cramped, old apartment, his gaze sweeping around

walked straight toward her, his

air as if he had come for vengeance,

me? One could tell she was uncertain from her

exactly is going on?” Dominick didn’t answer but instead

what he was talking about. She sat on the bench

nervous.

and instinctively stood up, trying to explain, “Grandpa agreed to let me

finish. He suddenly took a big

stumbled backward, falling back

“Take off your coat!”

to her level, commanding in chilling

her chest with her hands. “What do you

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Chapter 20

of his patience. He pulled at her clothes forcefully, quickly yanking her coat

push mel” she protested, clutching her white

he ripped at her blouse, and the buttons scattered across the

feels slightly cool. Dominick fiercely