Crossroads

Chapter 27

Hearing someone calling her, Stephanie turned around. That person forcefully grabbed her and pinned her against the riverside railing. “Hey, let go!” she yelled as she angrily pushed the man away. “Kevin, let go of me…”

“Steffi, calm down. I need to talk to you,” Kevin said as he looked at her with a troubled look while gripping her wrist. “Look, you’d better leave Dominick…”

“Kevin, my affairs are none of your business. We’re already divorced!” Stephanie replied angrily while struggling to pry his hand off

hers.

Kevin looked into her eyes and said, “I was wrong about the divorce, and I was wrong to have someone take those scandalous photos of you at the club back then. But Steffi, Dominick really isn’t right for you. I’ve investigated and found out that he agreed to marry you only because you look like his deceased girlfriend. He just treats you like a substitute, and he even disliked it when you kissed him that day…”

Stephanie snapped, “I told you, it’s none of your business!”

She had been feeling gloomy and irritated for the past few days, and hearing Kevin say this now only infuriated her even more.

Stephanie retorted, “Did you come here just to mock and ridicule me? Kevin, I’ve warned you, if you dare to bother me again, I won’t be nice…”

She was a karate virtuoso. As soon as Stephanie finished speaking, she grabbed Kevin’s right arm. Turning around, she pinned him against the railing and leaned forward, trying to teach him a lesson.

Unexpectedly, as Stephanie suddenly pressed down Kevin, he stepped on a round stone.

Somehow, he lost his balance and fell into the river with a loud splash.

Stephanie was momentarily stunned when she saw the dark splashing river.

A second later, she screamed in shock at the river, “Kevin!”

With only some dim streetlights on the shore, Stephanie couldn’t see the river’s surface clearly.

She continued to shout in panic toward the river’s surface, “Kevin!”

Just then, Stephanie heard a faint call for help. “Help… Please help me…”

She was extremely anxious as she hadn’t intended to push Kevin into the river. Stephanie then remembered that he couldn’t swim,

With a nervous expression, Stephanie thought that even though she hated him, she didn’t want him to die. She quickly took off her shoes, climbed up the river railing, and leaped into the water below.

The river water in February was bone–chillingly cold, making her shiver as she paddled around. “Kevin, where are you…”

in save you

Stephanie kept shouting. “Kevin, where are you? I’m coming to

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With the dim lights from the road, she saw some bubbles emerging on the right side of the river. Her eyes lit up and she immediately swam toward them.

moment, Stephanie wrapped

all her strength to swim toward the riverbank with Kevin

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him out of the water, a trail of ripples formed on the surface of the river. She then anxiously dragged Kevin to the shore with all her strength. Once they had gotten onto the riverbank, Stephanie

was pale

with panic as the cold night wind blew over her body, which had been soaked in the river water.

up. Please wake up!” Stephanie anxiously pondered, “What

his chin with her right hand and leaned down to give him

a few times and coughed up a mouthful of

eyes and gazed at her with his blurry vision.

burst into tears with relief as

excitement in her tearful eyes, he

the river just now, he could feel Stephanie’s concern and nervousness, which was more touching

was wrong, I really was. Back then, my mother pressured me to marry you, and in the three years we were married, I never really looked at you.

then suddenly pulled Stephanie tightly into his

their clothes were soaked through. The river they both had been in was

continued, “Steffi, I never cheated during our marriage. Claire suddenly appeared two months ago with a child. She was my ex–girlfriend, and I

you give me another chance? I will take good care of you.

still a bit disoriented. Just moments ago, she jumped into the river in a panic to save Kevin. Stephanie was scared out of her wits and now was chilled

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echoed continuously in her ears. Stephanie then remembered that he had never confessed to

promises were fake.

did you mean by being violated?” Stephanie furrowed her brows and struggled to push Kevin away. Her eyes then suddenly became clear under the still

“Kevin, who

another few mouthfuls of river water. However, a man’s physical strength recovered quickly. He got up and looked deeply into Stephanie’s eyes. “Steffi,

as if her head was booming, and she shouted, “What are you talking about? What exactly are you referring

clear eyes. He replied, “Your high

‘High

words. She then looked at Kevin with a conflicted and complex gaze. At that moment, Stephanie’s eyes were filled with

looked bewildered as she murmured, “Are you saying I was violated by that gang of thugs during my high school

face a mix

the same roof, and the real reason he was reluctant to get

trip incident. When Stephanie came back with bruises on her body

much you care about me. I really won’t mind that incident anymore.” He moved closer to Stephanie and whispered a promise to her, “Claire was only after my money. I’ll handle her. Please,

listened to Kevin’s utmost tender promise, her face showed

longer cared whether Kevin had cheated on her, whether he had

After a

strained and faltering voice. “Kevin,

he felt that Stephanie’s gaze upon him was unfamiliar, unlike anything he had experienced

complex emotions, “Kevin,

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during that high school graduation

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