Crossroads

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“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 simply,

maybe…I would have been

grip on the white 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

that a mistakenly dialed number to Kevin became her lifeline, while Dominick’s response

Stephanie wore her emotions on her sleeve, and her disappointment,

But why?

should leave,” she

hesitated, “But considering

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

left him

Claire’s involvement, he was

his voice complex. “Stephanie, if

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

and her complexion was much better than before. “Kevin, perhaps you never truly understood me. However, don’t worry about me. Ever since I left Reed Villa,

living

alone, she could

but he didn’t think he had

me? I don’t wish to see certain people,” Stephanie said casually, pulling the blanket closer, looking

heard the soft shuffle of footsteps and the following click of the door

her abdomen, her gaze drifting towards the balcony

blue Maserati

emotions have stabilized.” The

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the child, and his

that

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

now.

“There was a significant amount of

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

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

did

ailment exacerbated by her pregnancy. The bleeding resulted from both the medication’s effects and the presence

breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing

she lost her child,

it, what would become of

Stephanie’s illness serious? Why wasn’t it detected during her previous check–ups?”

cervical polyps, we’re starting with medication. If Ms. Reed’s inflammation persists, then we’ll consider minimally invasive surgery. It’s gentle on the

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

on to this amidst all

Dominick’s expression soured at the

he walked

glances. “Does Mr. Wellington dislikes twins?”

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