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

him, maybe…I would have been gone from this world

on the white bedsheets with her right hand, suppressing a wave of

was all, so I came to check on you.” What Kevin said replayed in her

number to Kevin became

wore her emotions on her sleeve, and

But why?

she whispered once

“But

her head, 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,

words left him feeling

was the one who

voice complex. “Stephanie, if there’s

world. You should go,” she interjected

much better than before. “Kevin, perhaps you never truly understood me. However, don’t worry about me. Ever since I left Reed Villa, I’ve been on

been living

if she was alone, she could be strong

bit his lip, struggling to find words to say, but he didn’t think he

the door for me? I don’t wish to see certain people,” Stephanie

heard the soft shuffle of footsteps

hand on her abdomen, her gaze drifting towards the balcony window as she

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

emotions have stabilized.” The hospital director and attending physicians conversed

Vincent couldn’t

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his voice turned cold and commanding. “Regardless of the

that

regarding the child, there’s no need for undue concern. The child is safe

now.

pressed on. “There was a significant amount of blood in the hotel suite. Concealing the truth isn’t

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

the dosage wasn’t enough to induce a miscarriage,”

did

pregnancy. The bleeding resulted from both the medication’s effects and the presence of cervical

breathed a sigh of

lost her

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

wasn’t it detected during her previous check–ups?” Vincent, with a history of many girlfriends,

we’ll consider minimally invasive surgery. It’s gentle on the uterus, and

the

only catching on to this amidst all the

soured at the mention

walked straight

Wellington dislikes twins?” murmured one

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

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