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.

this in mind, she relaxed a bit and forced a smile

soon as she looked up,

eyes widened at the sight of the man who

a business trip tomorrow,

showed up in this cramped, old apartment, his gaze sweeping around the

he walked straight toward her, his expression dark and

with a menacing air as if he had come for vengeance, but she hadn’t done anything

could tell she was

going on?” Dominick didn’t answer but instead asked in a

sat on the bench while his

nervous.

looked down upon like this and instinctively stood up, trying to explain, “Grandpa

her finish. He suddenly took a big step

backward, falling back into her

“Take off your coat!”

down to her

chest with her hands. “What do you

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Chapter 20

seemed to run out of his patience. He pulled at her clothes forcefully,

help, but you can’t push mel” she protested, clutching

ripped at her blouse, and the buttons scattered

cool. Dominick