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

him, maybe…I would have been gone from this

bedsheets with her right hand, suppressing a wave of

called me last night, and I had a feeling something was all, so I came to check on

realize that a mistakenly dialed number to Kevin became her

redness in her eyes. Stephanie wore her emotions on her sleeve, and her disappointment, anger, and heartache were

But why?

she whispered once

“But

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 awkward and

he was

voice complex. “Stephanie, if

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

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

been living by herself since

she could

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

you leave, could you lock the door for me? I don’t wish to see certain people,” Stephanie said casually, pulling the blanket

the soft shuffle of footsteps and the following click of

towards the balcony window as she allowed herself to get

1 a.m., a sleek navy blue Maserati screeched to a halt outside the

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

the child?” Vincent couldn’t resist

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

that

felt the weight of his words. “Mr. Wellington, regarding the child, there’s no need for undue concern. The child is safe

now.

and pressed on. “There was a significant amount of blood in the hotel suite. Concealing

were already addressing the situation, Dominick’s insistence on keeping

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

did she

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

a sigh of relief upon hearing this

lost her

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

serious? Why wasn’t it detected during her previous check–ups?” Vincent, with a history of many girlfriends, had occasional discussions about pregnancy

Ms. Reed’s inflammation persists, then we’ll consider minimally invasive

Dominick’s reproach, the doctor hurriedly added, “Ms. Reed is expecting twins, and the cervical polyps only became inflamed recently, which is why they

aback, only catching on

expression soured at

the doctors, he walked straight to the

Wellington dislikes twins?” murmured one doctor softly, as most people would

the hospital was deserted. In the elevator, Dominick muttered

remembered the graphic childbirth photos he had seen in parenting class. His voice trailed off, hinting at an unknown meaning. “She’s going to