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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she said simply, lowering her

him, maybe…I would

bedsheets with her right hand, suppressing a

all, so I came to check

number to Kevin became her lifeline, while

the hint of redness in her eyes. Stephanie wore her

But why?

leave,” she

“But considering your

her head, mustering 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

him

Claire’s involvement, he was

complex. “Stephanie, if

no ‘ifs‘ in this world. You should go,” she interjected

her complexion was much better than before. “Kevin, perhaps you never truly understood me. However, don’t worry about me. Ever since I left Reed Villa, I’ve been

living by herself

she

find words to say, but he didn’t think he had the right to

you lock the door for me? I don’t wish to see certain people,”

soft shuffle of footsteps and

hand on her abdomen, her gaze drifting towards the balcony window as

blue Maserati

effects have dissipated, and her emotions have stabilized.” The

child?” Vincent

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

her that

Wellington, regarding the child, there’s no need

now.

was a significant amount of blood in

the situation, Dominick’s insistence on keeping

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

why did she

cervical polyps, a common ailment exacerbated by her pregnancy. The bleeding resulted from both the

a sigh of

wasn’t because she lost her child,

what would become of the

now‘? Is Stephanie’s illness serious? Why wasn’t it detected during her previous

If Ms. Reed’s inflammation persists, then we’ll consider minimally invasive surgery. It’s gentle on the uterus, and

added, “Ms. Reed is expecting twins, and the cervical polyps only became inflamed recently, which is why

catching on to this amidst all the

expression soured at the mention of

he walked straight to

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

late at night, and the hospital

remembered the graphic childbirth photos he had seen in parenting class. His voice trailed