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,

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

bedsheets with her right hand, suppressing

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

Kevin became her lifeline, while Dominick’s response left

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

But why?

should leave,” she whispered once

“But

her head, mustering a faint smile. “Kevin, once I saved you by the riverside, and

him feeling

for Claire’s involvement, he was the one

his voice complex. “Stephanie, if there’s a

‘ifs‘ in this world.

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

been living by

alone, she could be strong

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

me? I don’t wish to see certain

soft shuffle of footsteps and

towards the balcony window as she allowed herself to

blue Maserati screeched to a halt outside

her emotions have stabilized.” The hospital

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gaze narrowed at the mention of the child, and his voice turned cold and commanding. “Regardless of the child’s

her that

his words. “Mr. Wellington, regarding the child, there’s no need

now.

amount of blood

situation, Dominick’s insistence on keeping Stephanie

in Ms. Reed’s bloodstream, but the dosage wasn’t enough to induce

why did she bleed

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

sigh of relief upon hearing

because she lost her child,

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

by ‘safe for now‘? Is Stephanie’s illness serious? Why wasn’t it detected during her previous check–ups?” Vincent, with a history of many girlfriends, had occasional discussions about pregnancy with

consider minimally invasive surgery. It’s gentle on the uterus, and with proper care, shouldn’t

the cervical

on to this amidst all the medical

at the

walked straight

exchanged puzzled glances. “Does Mr. Wellington dislikes twins?” murmured one doctor softly,

night, and the hospital was deserted. In the elevator, Dominick muttered to

seen in parenting class. His voice trailed off, hinting at