Crossroads

Chapter 32

The sky was turbulent with dark clouds, accompanied by thunder and lightning.

On this stormy and rainy night, a few people walked on the rugged mountain road and finally arrived at a wooden cabin with great difficulty.

“Our village received a notice to evacuate due to heavy rain some time ago. There’s no one living downstream anymore. The river has surged up, and it’s dangerous to go back on the mountain road. You should stay here for the night.”

Thanks to Ryan Bennett’s assistance, they followed him to a simple yet spacious wooden cabin.

“Is it safe here?” Vincent asked, feeling somewhat uneasy as he looked at the howling wind and rain outside.

“This mountain is filled with walnut trees which are very sturdy. Our wooden cabin is very solid,” Ryan reassured them.

Hearing this, they finally breathed a sigh of relief. In such terrible weather today, one small misstep could lead to being engulfed by mudflows.

“Let’s start more fires and dry our clothes.” Ryan went to the kitchen and brought back a bundle of firewood.

Vincent and the others didn’t hesitate, immediately starting to arrange the firewood piles and taking off their soggy clothes. Seeing. these men collectively undressing, Stephanie immediately felt embarrassed and turned away awkwardly.

“Don’t take off your pants!” Dominick, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.

His words made Vincent remember that Stephanie was here and felt somewhat embarrassed.

They took off their jackets and shirts, revealing their chests, but kept their trousers on. They sat close to the fire, letting the heat dry their pants. They felt extremely uncomfortable with mud all over their bodies.

“No cellphone signal here. We can’t contact anyone else.”

As they busied themselves to start a fire, they discussed, “Kevin and the others should find shelter from the rain…”

Stephanie looked shocked upon hearing Kevin’s name.

Dominick’s gaze had been fixed on her all along and the surprise on her face seemed to carry another meaning in it. He tightly pressed his lips, the look in his eyes complicated.

“Call me Kelly. I have some clean clothes. Come with me and get changed,” a simply–dressed woman, Kelly Turner, came out of a small room. She was Ryan’s wife, and she smiled kindly at Stephanie.

Stephanie nodded at her. “Thank you.”

Stephanie, who was five feet six inches tall and slightly taller, wore Kelly’s dark blue cotton clothes. The sleeves and pant legs were much shorter, but she didn’t mind at the moment. She thanked Kelly and walked out.

However, as Kelly followed her out, she noticed the scars on Stephanie’s wrists and ankles and shock registered on her face. “How

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did you get so injured? Oh my, they’re infected with pus from being soaked in water.”

As Kelly spoke, Dominick almost instinctively took a step forward.

Stephanie happened to look up at him, instinctively stepping back as if afraid of him.

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When Dominick noticed her reaction, the look in his eyes turned complex for a moment. He turned his head away to stare in another direction as if he hadn’t been looking at her before.

at home. Let me get it for you so you can apply it… Kelly ran back to the room to fetch the iodine tincture and applied it on Stephanie’s wounds when

hands and feet were stained with a purplish–blue color, and the iodine tincture stung a

hung a small round clock. It was around 7 o’clock in the evening, yet thunder rumbled and rain poured

night was truly hard

the main

Please go

knew this family hadn’t prepared dinner for them. He felt uneasy eating

at Stephanie. “Stephanie,

e pregnant.”

words drew everyone’s attention to her. Kelly was already spooning a bowl for her, and Stephanie, feeling somewhat embarrassed under everyone’s gaze, looked at the oatmeal with a

like eating

“Pregnant?”

“Oh dear, with your weak condition, how

into the kitchen, murmuring to herself, “I have

enthusiasm, Stephanie was at a loss. She also didn’t like eggs and wouldn’t

her picky eating habits, which she had developed during her time at Reed Villa as a child. She subsequently tried to change her

kitchen. “Kelly, I’ll have the oatmeal or maybe some

those…”

to

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door and walked out.

is heavy, it might ease up by

Kelly and Stephanie came out and

they’re going to get

in such heavy rain? Why didn’t you try to stop them? It’s dangerous

persuade them.” He

towards the door, the expression on her

can stop him when he sets his mind on something. Don’t worry about them,”

Stephanie’s complicated expression, Kelly felt worried and asked curiously, “Miss, you’re probably all from the city. I heard

“Did they really come

whispered, “No way.” How

and a simple oil lamp hung high in the center of the dimly lit main hall. In

out so suddenly in such

“These

stand it any longer,

whispered, “There’s such heavy rain and thunder outside, and you don’t have a flashlight. If you

H

couple and couldn’t help

for others in the stormy weather and making her worry. He thought he was superior

this area. Nothing’s going to happen,” Ryan reassured his wife,

soon as the door opened, Dominick and the others

they were carrying a large net

stormy weather?” Kelly breathed a sigh of relief at their safe return, quickly stepping forward to

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Dominick glanced at Kelly

gaze, feeling momentarily stunned by his handsome and refined appearance, suddenly understanding why her husband

Kelly was worried, she had no choice but to let them do

expression, Stephanie felt her

outraged. They were acting as if they owned the place and were

amazing! I can’t