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 her

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

white bedsheets with her right hand, suppressing a

called me last night, and I had a feeling something was all, so I came to check on you.” What Kevin said replayed in her

a mistakenly dialed number to Kevin became her

by her hospital bed, Kevin noticed the hint of redness in her eyes. Stephanie wore her emotions

But why?

should leave,” she whispered

“But

smile. “Kevin, once I saved you by the riverside, and now you’ve saved me. So,

left him feeling awkward

involvement, he was the one who strayed

voice complex. “Stephanie, if

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

never truly understood me. However, don’t worry about me. Ever

living

she

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

lock the door for me? I don’t wish to see

turning, she heard the soft shuffle of footsteps

drifting towards the balcony window as she allowed herself to get

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

stabilized.” The

child?” Vincent couldn’t resist

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

her that

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

now.

was skeptical and pressed on. “There was a significant amount of blood in the

addressing the situation, Dominick’s insistence on keeping Stephanie in the dark was

did find traces of medication in Ms. Reed’s bloodstream, but the dosage wasn’t enough to induce a miscarriage,” one of the attending physicians explained in

did she bleed

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

a sigh of relief

lost

make it, what would become of the connection between him and

it detected during her previous check–ups?” Vincent, with

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

of Dominick’s reproach, the doctor hurriedly added, “Ms. Reed is expecting twins, and the

only catching on to this

expression soured at

he walked

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

night, and the hospital was deserted. In the

reason, he remembered the graphic childbirth photos he had seen in parenting class. His voice trailed off, hinting at an unknown