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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you,” she said

would have been

her grip on the white bedsheets with her

came to check

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

eyes. Stephanie wore her emotions on her sleeve, and her disappointment, anger, and heartache were etched across

But why?

should leave,” she

“But considering your

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 and

he was the one

voice complex. “Stephanie, if

in this world.

before. “Kevin, perhaps you never truly understood me. However, don’t

been living by herself

she was alone, she could

say, but he didn’t

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

she heard the soft shuffle of footsteps and

placed her hand on her abdomen, her gaze drifting towards the

navy blue Maserati screeched

medication effects have dissipated, and her emotions have stabilized.” The hospital director and attending physicians conversed in the

the child?” Vincent couldn’t

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of the child, and his voice

that everything is

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

now.

was a significant amount of

the situation, Dominick’s insistence on

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

why did she bleed

Ms. Reed has cervical polyps, a common ailment exacerbated by her pregnancy. The

breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this

wasn’t because she lost

it, what would become

do you mean 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

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

twins, and the cervical polyps only became inflamed recently, which is why they

catching on to this amidst all the

expression soured at

doctors, he walked straight to

puzzled glances. “Does Mr. Wellington dislikes twins?” murmured

It was late at night, and the hospital was

seen in parenting class. His voice trailed off,