Crossroads

Chapter 57

“Thank goodness she was sent to the hospital in time….

“The patient’s emotions are all over the place. We can’t risk upsetting her further, and we’re recommending at least a week’s stay, especially considering the excessive bleeding…”

“Get out! Get out of here!”

The doctor’s words were cut short as Stephanie suddenly sat up, her face drained of colar, her lips trembling as she shouted towards the

door.

The medical staff turned while Kevin hurried to the door and said in a low voice, “I told you not to come in and upset her!”

Dominick stood at the ward’s entrance, his usually stoic expression now betraying a mix of emotions.

“Dominick, Stephanie might be feeling really unwell. Let’s come back later. Vincent, who was standing behind Dominick, tried to reason.

He dreaded Dominick’s explosive temper. After all, no one would dare shout at him like that, telling him to leave.

The ward’s door was swiftly slammed shut, leaving Dominick outside.

And he didn’t stop it.

Dominick couldn’t hear what was being said inside, but he remained rooted to the spot, staring at the closed door.

Vincent shivered slightly. If Dominick decided to barge in, he could easily kick down that ordinary door.

“Let’s not bring this up when she’s around anymore,” After a long pause, Dominick spoke in a low voice before turning away to head towards

the elevator.

Vincent watched him leave, feeling somewhat dazed. He was unable to fully comprehend what had just happened.

‘Was Dominick going to just leave like that?

‘Since when did Dominick, with his stern demeanor, learn to be so forgiving?

Stephanie spent two days and a night in the hospital, mostly in a daze. She hardly spoke or ate, relying on IV nutrition, with Kevin by her side the entire time.

“Stephanie, do you need some water?”

Around 9 p.m., Kevin saw her open her eyes and immediately approached the bedside.

Stephanie gazed at him for a moment before speaking in a hoarse but much calmer voice now. “No thanks.”

“The doctor mentioned they found traces of medication in your bloodstream. These drugs can affect your nerves and cause emotional instability. If pregnant women take them, it can lead to…”

“You can head back now,” she interrupted suddenly.

Kevin’s expression flickered with complexity. “You might think I have some ulterior motive for doing all this, but I don’t! Stephanie, you called me last night, and I had a gut feeling something was wrong, so I came to check on you, I truly didn’t have any other intentions…”

Perhaps it was guilt for his past actions that made Kevin feel uneasy under her gaze.

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said simply, lowering her

him, maybe…I would have been gone

the white bedsheets with her right hand, suppressing a wave

all, so I came to check on you.” What Kevin said replayed in her mind, and she

dialed number to Kevin became her lifeline, while Dominick’s response left her

eyes. Stephanie wore her emotions on her sleeve, and

But why?

should leave,” she

hesitated, “But considering

a faint smile. “Kevin, once I saved you by the riverside, and now you’ve saved me. So, I’ll graciously wish you, Claire, and your daughter a lifetime of

words left him feeling

for Claire’s involvement, he was

voice complex. “Stephanie, if

world. You

with clarity, and her complexion was much better than before. “Kevin, perhaps you never truly understood me. However, don’t worry about me. Ever

living

alone, she could be strong for herself

but

the way, when you leave, could you lock the door for me? I don’t wish to see certain people,” Stephanie said casually, pulling the blanket closer, looking like she wanted

turning, she heard the soft shuffle of footsteps and the following click of the

her gaze drifting towards

sleek navy blue Maserati screeched to a halt outside the

stabilized.” The hospital director and attending physicians conversed in the

child?” Vincent couldn’t

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the child, and his voice turned cold and commanding. “Regardless of the child’s

that everything is

the weight of his words. “Mr. Wellington, regarding the

now.

a significant amount of blood in the hotel

the situation, Dominick’s insistence on keeping Stephanie in the dark

wasn’t enough to induce a miscarriage,” one of the attending physicians

did she bleed

Reed has cervical polyps, a common ailment exacerbated by her pregnancy. The bleeding resulted from both the medication’s effects and the presence of

a sigh of relief

lost her

would become of the connection between

Is Stephanie’s illness serious? Why wasn’t it detected during her previous check–ups?” Vincent, with a

minimally invasive surgery. It’s gentle on the uterus,

twins, and the cervical polyps only became

aback, only catching on to this amidst all

Dominick’s expression soured at the

he walked straight to

and the remaining doctors exchanged puzzled glances. “Does Mr. Wellington dislikes twins?” murmured one doctor softly, as most people would be excited about

late at night, and the hospital was deserted. In the

some reason, he remembered the graphic childbirth photos he had seen in parenting class. His voice trailed off, hinting at an unknown meaning.