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

maybe…I would have been gone

on the white bedsheets with her right hand,

me last night, and I had a feeling something was all, so I came to check on you.” What Kevin said replayed in her mind, and she found

realize that a mistakenly dialed number to Kevin became her lifeline,

noticed the hint of redness in her eyes. Stephanie wore her emotions

But why?

she whispered

hesitated, “But

“Kevin, once I saved you by the riverside, and

him

involvement, he was

began, his voice complex.

in this world. You

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, I’ve

been living by herself

she could be strong for herself

to say, but he didn’t

door for me? I don’t wish to see certain

heard the soft shuffle of footsteps

drifting towards the balcony window as she allowed herself to get lost

blue Maserati screeched to a halt outside the hospital

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

child?” Vincent couldn’t resist

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the mention of the child, and his voice

her that

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

now.

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

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

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

why did she bleed

polyps, a common ailment exacerbated by her pregnancy. The bleeding resulted from both the medication’s effects and the presence of

sigh of

lost her child, but

child didn’t make it, what would become of

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

with medication. If Ms. Reed’s inflammation persists, then we’ll consider minimally invasive surgery. It’s gentle on the uterus, and with proper care, shouldn’t affect the

the cervical polyps

taken aback, only catching on to this amidst all the medical

Dominick’s expression soured at the

doctors, he walked

dislikes twins?” murmured one doctor softly,

night, and the hospital

in parenting class. His voice trailed off, hinting at an unknown meaning. “She’s going