Crossroads

Chapter 56

As the night stretched on, an unusual sense of irritation settled over Dominick

Standing outside the balcony of the hospital’s emergency room, he observed the solemn expressions of the medical staff amid the incessant sound of ambulance sirens. Lighting a cigarette, he took a long drag, seeking solace in the smoke.

“Is something bothering you, Dominick?” the woman on the hospital bed asked softly.

However, he remained silent, feeling the chill of the night air on his face. The faint scent of blood hung in the air, adding to the unease.

Though not a habitual smoker, Dominick was unusually restless tonight..

With his phone clutched in his left hand, its screen illuminating with a familiar number, he dialed it nine times to no avail.

Frustration gnawed at him as he clenched his hand and eventually powered off his phone.

“The patient’s blood type is the rare Rh type,

ype, but the hospital doesn’t have it.”

“Get the blood station to transport the blood packs here immediately!”

“They don’t have enough either! The patient lost too much blood…”

Abrupt shouts pierced the air from beyond the ward door, a reminder of the critical nature of the emergency department. Only those with sudden medical complications would end up here, and if they couldn’t make it through this place, they might not be able to live anymore.

Despite his usual indifference, Dominick felt compelled to turn and observe the commotion, perhaps due to the intensity of the surrounding situation.

A huddle of doctors and nurses engaged in swift discussions, their seriousness palpable.

“I have the same blood type as her. Draw my blood…” A familiar figure rushed past the ward door, offering their own blood. Dominick wanted to leave the room to confirm his suspicion on the man who had just passed by.

“Dominick, I’m thirsty,” Jessica’s weak voice called out as he prepared to leave. He paused briefly, casting a cold glance back at her.

“Ring the bell and call the nurse,” he said coldly before hurrying away, wanting to catch up with the figure.

As Jessica watched him depart, her expression shifted to one of melancholy and complexity.

She clenched her fist and banged the head of the bed.” Dominick, where are you going? You promised to accompany me tonight

However, no one noticed her weak and pitiful state as Dominick had already disappeared from her sight.

“Where is he going in such a hurry?” Jessica looked out the ward, suddenly feeling anxious.

Dominick walked out quickly, but lost track of the familiar man at the corner of the corridor.

“Kevin?” He stopped and looked around the hospital corridors suspiciously.

Dominick wondered why his cousin showed up at the hospital’s emergency department in the middle of the night.

He would be reminded of the three–year marriage between Kevin and Stephanie every time he met Kevin. On top of that, Kevin has been pestering Stephanie ever since she saved him from the river.

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phone, tumed it on

outcome remained

She didn’t pick up

my calls!” Dominick’s face turned dark as he sternly

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time, at the club, when he got the news that Stephanie had

over,

into the dark, quiet night through the window while gripping

check on

the Royal Park

it sounded like he

momentarily puzzled when he answered, then realized Dominick

Stephanie?” From Dominick’s tone, Vincent could tell he was in

dark face reflected in the hospital window as he urged sternly, “Get

Stephanie, but she’s always on the line with someone. She’s been busy since she arrived in Caelorium, besides visiting her grandma. It

“Dominick, where are you? Aren’t you going

expression was complicated. Instead of answering,

What’s with the attitude?”

annoyed by the abrupt

cared, yet he wouldn’t go

but recall the last incident at the Lockchain Tower Dominick rushed over to find her, and he scolded her, leading

ticked from

hour wasn’t much, but Dominick, standing in the

about an hour to reach the Royal Park Hotel, but this hospital was closer to the hotel, and was only about

away.

the elevator and mocked himself. He didn’t understand why he was fretting over such

she so

didn’t answer his calls, but it was just

but lately, he felt increasingly out of control with his emotions, it made him restless, and every

why he got mad

towards the elevator, his gaze inadvertently glanced at the row of

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Kevin alone, he wouldn’t have

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door forcefully, his voice filled with uncontrollable anger as he shouted at the man and woman by

of here!” Dominick was like a raging lion who had

arm and forcefully pulling him back. Kevin, caught

the floor with a loud clatter. He ended up falling

The woman in the hospital bed seemed to

a hoarse voice, Stephanie yelled at Dominick, “You should leave. Get

leave. Then you two can do whatever shady stuff you want here in the hospitall Stephanie, you’re shameless!” Dominick

her, clearly upset.

She was shameless…

as her face

a hot water kettle from the bedside

Get