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

it weren’t for him, maybe…I would have been gone from

the white bedsheets with her right hand, suppressing a

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

did she realize that a mistakenly dialed number to Kevin became her lifeline, while Dominick’s response

her eyes. Stephanie wore her emotions on her sleeve, and her disappointment,

But why?

should leave,” she

hesitated, “But

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 daughter

left him feeling awkward

for Claire’s involvement, he was the one who

complex. “Stephanie,

this world.

before. “Kevin, perhaps you never truly understood me. However, don’t worry about me. Ever since

been living by herself

she was alone, she could be strong

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

don’t wish to see certain people,” Stephanie said

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

towards the balcony window as she allowed herself to get

Maserati screeched to a

effects have dissipated, and her emotions have stabilized.” The hospital director and attending physicians

Vincent couldn’t

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at the mention of the child, and his voice

that everything

“Mr. Wellington, regarding the child, there’s no need for undue concern. The child is safe

now.

a significant amount of blood in the hotel suite. Concealing

Dominick’s insistence on keeping Stephanie in

did find traces of medication in Ms. Reed’s bloodstream, but the dosage wasn’t

why did she

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

sigh of

she lost her

unborn child didn’t make it, what would become of the connection between him

it detected during her previous

persists, then we’ll consider minimally invasive surgery. It’s gentle on the uterus, and with proper care, shouldn’t affect the fetus

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

catching on to this

expression soured at the mention

he walked straight to

dislikes twins?”

It was late at night, and the hospital was

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