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

for him, maybe…I would have been gone from

grip on the white bedsheets with her

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

to Kevin became her lifeline, while Dominick’s response left her pleading

in her eyes. Stephanie wore her

But why?

she

hesitated, “But considering your

“Kevin, once I saved you by the riverside, and now you’ve saved me. So, I’ll graciously wish you, Claire, and your daughter a

him feeling awkward and

he was

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

this world. You should

her complexion was much better than before. “Kevin, perhaps you never truly understood me. However,

living by

if she was alone, she

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

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

of footsteps and the following click of the

drifting towards the balcony window as she allowed herself to

1 a.m., a sleek navy blue Maserati screeched to

have stabilized.”

child?” Vincent

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

that everything

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

now.

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

insistence on keeping

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

why did she

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

of relief

because she lost her child,

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

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

we’re starting with medication. If Ms. Reed’s inflammation persists, then we’ll consider minimally invasive surgery.

hurriedly added, “Ms. Reed is expecting twins, and the cervical polyps only became inflamed recently, which is why they weren’t

on to

Dominick’s expression soured at the mention

doctors, he walked straight to the

Wellington dislikes twins?” murmured one

It was late at night, and the hospital was deserted.

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