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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she said simply, lowering her

it weren’t for him, maybe…I would

her grip on the white bedsheets with her right hand, suppressing a

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

mistakenly dialed number to Kevin

her eyes. Stephanie wore her emotions on her sleeve, and her disappointment, anger,

But why?

should leave,” she

“But

riverside, and now you’ve saved me. So, I’ll graciously wish

words left him feeling awkward

Claire’s involvement, he was the one who strayed

began, his voice complex.

in this world. You should go,” she interjected

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

had been living by

she could be strong for herself

struggling to find words to say, but he

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

soft shuffle of footsteps and the

drifting towards the balcony window

blue Maserati screeched to a halt outside the hospital

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

the child?” Vincent couldn’t

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the child, and his voice turned cold and

her that everything is

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

now.

pressed on. “There was a significant amount of

insistence on

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

did

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

sigh of relief upon

she lost her child, but

make it, what would become of the connection between him

Is Stephanie’s illness serious? Why wasn’t it detected during

consider minimally invasive surgery. It’s gentle

the cervical polyps only became inflamed

only catching on to this amidst all the medical

Dominick’s expression soured at

the doctors, he walked

remaining doctors exchanged puzzled glances. “Does Mr. Wellington dislikes twins?” murmured one doctor softly, as most people would be

night, and the hospital was deserted. In the elevator, Dominick

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