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.

life–or–death moment, Stephanie wrapped her

her strength to swim toward the riverbank with

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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

was pale and lifeless, while his eyes were tightly

over her body, which had been soaked in the river water. With shaking hands, she performed

“Kevin, wake up. Please wake up!” Stephanie anxiously

frantically called out to Kevin, she raised his chin with her right hand and leaned down to

times and coughed up a mouthful

her with his blurry vision. He then

tears with relief as she genuinely believed

in her tearful eyes, he suddenly

he passed out in the river just now, he could feel Stephanie’s concern and nervousness, which was more touching and impactful than any coquettish act from

wrong, I really was. Back then, my mother pressured me to marry you, and in the three years we were

suddenly pulled Stephanie

they both had been in was cold, and the night breeze was chilly, but their bodies pressed together felt intensely

during our marriage. Claire suddenly appeared two months ago with a child. She was my ex–girlfriend, and I didn’t know she had been

me another chance? I will take good care of

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 to the bone, causing her mind to be foggy. When she was embraced so tightly by him,

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herself lacking the strength to push him

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

marry me three years ago, then those sweet promises were fake. But now his words seem much

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

urgently. “Kevin, who did you say

a man’s physical strength recovered quickly. He got up and looked deeply into Stephanie’s eyes. “Steffi,

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

clear

‘High school

then looked at Kevin with a conflicted and complex gaze.

was violated by that gang

his head, his face a mix of turmoil, hatred,

three years of marriage, he and Stephanie had lived under the same roof, and the real reason he was

trip incident. When Stephanie came back with bruises on

He moved closer to Stephanie and whispered a promise to her, “Claire was only after my money. I’ll handle her. Please, just

listened to Kevin’s utmost tender

had cheated on her, whether

After a

spoke in a strained and faltering

felt that Stephanie’s

laden with complex emotions, “Kevin, so it turns out you

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me during that high school

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