Crossroads

Chapter 31

As dusk fell, Stephanie continued running relentlessly. Her face was pale as if she had been frightened.

The mountain road was rugged and uneven. Stephanie tripped and lost a shoe, but she couldn’t care less about that. She gasped for breath as she hurried westward, as if someone was chasing her relentlessly.

Stephanie remembered that there was a village nearby. She needed to find someone and to call for help.

Just then, the atmosphere around her shifted, and the thick clouds rolled violently in the sky. Soon after, it began to drizzle, soaking her thoroughly.

Suddenly, Stephanie’s eyes lit up when she saw a shabby tile house ahead. She then ran toward it excitedly.

“Is anyone there?” she shouted while cautiously looking back over her shoulder.

As Stephanie reached out to knock on the door, she realized it wasn’t closed. She pushed the door open and looked inside. Because it was already dark and the sky was filled with dark clouds, Stephanie couldn’t see clearly inside the house.

“Hello, I’ve been abducted here. Please help me…” She said in a panic as she stepped inside carefully.

Stephanie had been forcefully abducted by several men from the hospital to this secluded rural area.

Just moments ago, she seized the opportunity to grind the rusty hoe against the rough rope binding her hands to the wall. Immediately, she untied the rope from her feet and fled in a panic.

Now, Stephanie’s wrists bore numerous bloody gashes from the hoe, and blood was trickling down her wound. Yet, she ignored her injuries and just kept running, fearing they would capture her again.

The rain fell and stung her wounds, causing her face to scrunch up in agony.

However, the moment Stephanie stepped into the silent tile house, her body froze.

She found that there was no one there, not a trace of life, just utter silence.

Stephanie looked around, her face pale as she stared blankly at the shabby, dirty tile house and the item’s scattered all around.

Just then, a terrifying lightning bolt slashed across the sky, followed immediately by a thunderclap that made her tremble in fear. The rain outside poured down furiously as if the sky were collapsing, accompanied by thunder and lightning.

Stephanie kept shrinking back as she looked around fearfully.

She then felt discomfort in her abdomen and instinctively rested her right hand on it as she lowered her head, her complexion instantly turning pale.

At that moment, Stephanie recalled the harsh words Dominick had previously hurled at her, his voice cold and ruthless.

“There are plenty of women who could bear my children. And you, Stephanie, don’t have the right. Remove the child from her

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womb…”

the child to be removed. You’d better cooperate, or don’t blame us for

a jumbled mess, filled with a constant interplay

her right hand still tightly clutching her still–flat abdomen. Meanwhile,

my will. I was threatened and intimidated by those ruthless thugs, and now have to flee in panic. I’m all alone and helpless in this dark, stormy night. It’s all because of Dominick! That

rolling torrents were so heavy it washed down the

the mountains.

hurriedly ran toward the house and shouted in alarm, “Come out! Hurry up and get out! The

of the

large boulders crashing down outside the door due to the mountain torrent, causing the house to start

body wouldn’t obey. She felt

a thunderous roar suddenly filled the

and looked around with a grim expression. “What was

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the rain drowned out many other sounds.

the weather worsen. “We mustn’t go near the houses at the foot of the mountain.

him and said respectfully, “Mr. Wellington, we’ve already sent people to look around. This place is dangerous, you should go back first. We will notify you as soon

even know where to start looking. It’s really dangerous to stay here, we should head back!”

rain had destroyed Stephanie’s tracks, making it even more difficult to

lips tightly pressed together as he ignored them. His tense nerves seemed to be holding something back, his gaze sharply scanning the surroundings

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looked startled and ran toward the

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in the rain, the person behind him immediately grew anxious and caught up. Dominick was already soaked through as he was crouched on the ground amidst the dirty mud where

glared fiercely at the shoe buried in the mud and realized

looked up and dashed forward in the direction the shoe tip pointed in, ignoring the

far when he suddenly

him, which was now buried under mud and reduced

we just

looking at the ruins in shock. “Regardless,

abandon all caution. He hurled himself towards the ruins, forcefully lifting the broken door plank, and shouted at the top of his lungs,

mingled with the thunder

into action and hurriedly joined in to dig

house? If she really came here, with the heavy rain just now, she must

objects, an anxious look on his face. At that moment, everyone was braving the heavy rain while

many emotions and pounded his fists

ruins.

such conditions, rescuers wouldn’t be able to arrive in time, and

regret and helplessness. He despised himself for being unable to do something, which rarely

to

and indifferent Dominick to care so much about

pour, and the thunder didn’t cease. But Vincent suddenly

of Dominick’s panic and anxiety, even the servants who followed them were frightened,

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