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

maybe…I would

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

I had a feeling something was all, so I came to check on you.” What Kevin

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

Stephanie wore her emotions on her

But why?

leave,” she

hesitated, “But considering

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

words left him feeling awkward and

involvement, he was the one who strayed

began, his voice complex. “Stephanie, if

‘ifs‘ in this world. You

you never truly understood

living by

alone, she could be

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

to see certain people,” Stephanie said casually, pulling the blanket closer, looking like she wanted to seek solace

soft shuffle of footsteps

towards the balcony window as she allowed herself to get

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

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

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

her that everything

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

now.

amount

already addressing the situation, Dominick’s insistence

in Ms. Reed’s bloodstream, but the dosage wasn’t enough to induce a miscarriage,”

why did

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

a sigh of relief upon

she lost her

it, what would become of the connection between him and

it detected during her previous check–ups?” Vincent, with a history of many

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

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

Vincent was taken aback, only catching on to this amidst all

expression soured at the

the doctors, he walked straight to

Mr. Wellington dislikes twins?” murmured one

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

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