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…”

now. Mr. Wellington ordered that the child to be removed. You’d better cooperate, or don’t blame us

filled with a

still tightly clutching her still–flat abdomen. Meanwhile, her heart was heavy with a

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

the mountains.

in alarm, “Come out! Hurry up and

was standing in the middle of the house when she turned around

and shook continuously. She saw many large boulders crashing down outside the

move her feet, but her body wouldn’t obey. She felt as if her legs were weighed down by a thousand pounds, leaving her powerless

thunderous roar suddenly filled the

stopped in his tracks and looked around with a grim expression.

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with lightning, the noise of the rain drowned out many other sounds. Someone speculated. “It might be a landslide knocking

mustn’t go near the

portly man, who was standing next to Dominick, held an umbrella over him and said respectfully, “Mr. Wellington, we’ve already sent people to look around. This place is dangerous, you

area is too big, we don’t even know where to start looking. It’s really dangerous

the downpour, the rain had destroyed Stephanie’s tracks, making it even

them. His tense nerves seemed to be holding something back, his gaze sharply scanning the surroundings while his heart

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getting drenched 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 a lone

at the shoe buried in the mud and

heart raced. He looked up and dashed forward in the direction the

he hadn’t run far when he

was utterly stunned when he saw the house before him, which was now buried under mud and

must be what we just heard collapsing. I wonder if

the others rushed over, looking at the ruins in shock. “Regardless, we should leave this place as soon as

seemed to strike Dominick, causing him to 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 made everyone’s hearts tremble

people behind Dominick immediately jumped into action and hurriedly joined in to

house? If she really came here, with

look on his face. At

was overwhelmed with too many emotions and pounded his fists fiercely

ruins.

his eyes filled with unbearable anxiety. They all knew that under such conditions, rescuers wouldn’t be able

unable to do

to see

the usually cold and indifferent Dominick to care so

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

even the servants who followed them were frightened, each digging frantically without hesitation. Only Vincent

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