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 world

tightened her grip on the white bedsheets with her

I came to check on you.” What Kevin said replayed

mistakenly dialed number to Kevin became her lifeline,

in her eyes. Stephanie wore her emotions on her

But why?

leave,” she whispered

hesitated, “But

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

him

he was the one who strayed

voice complex. “Stephanie, if

in this world. You should go,” she

before. “Kevin, perhaps you never truly understood me. However, don’t worry about

had been living

she could

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

the way, when you leave, could you lock the door for me? I don’t wish to see certain people,” Stephanie said casually,

heard the soft shuffle of footsteps and the

gaze drifting towards the balcony window as she allowed herself

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

medication effects have dissipated, and her emotions have stabilized.”

the child?” Vincent couldn’t resist

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

that everything

hospital staff felt the weight of his words. “Mr. Wellington, regarding the child, there’s no need for undue

now.

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

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

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

why did she bleed

Ms. Reed has 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

wasn’t because she lost

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

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

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

added, “Ms. Reed is expecting twins, and the cervical polyps only became inflamed recently,

aback, only catching on to

soured at the mention of

walked

“Does Mr. Wellington dislikes twins?” murmured one doctor softly, as most people would

and the hospital was deserted. In the elevator,

class. His voice trailed off,