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

maybe…I would have

grip on the white bedsheets with her

so I came to check on you.” What Kevin said replayed in her mind, and she found it

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

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

But why?

she whispered

hesitated, “But considering

head, mustering a faint smile. “Kevin, once I saved you by the riverside, and now you’ve saved me. So, I’ll graciously wish you, Claire,

left him feeling

Claire’s involvement, he was the one who

complex. “Stephanie,

are no ‘ifs‘ in this world.

than before. “Kevin, perhaps you never truly understood me. However, don’t worry about me. Ever since I left Reed Villa, I’ve been on

been living by

she was alone, she could be strong for

struggling to find words to say, but he didn’t

to see

soft shuffle of footsteps and the following click

absentmindedly placed her hand on her abdomen, her gaze drifting towards

sleek navy blue Maserati screeched to a halt outside the hospital

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

child?” Vincent couldn’t resist

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narrowed at the mention of the child, and his voice turned cold and

that everything is

the child, there’s no need

now.

was skeptical and pressed on. “There was a significant amount of blood

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

but the dosage wasn’t

why did she

her pregnancy. The bleeding resulted from both the medication’s

a sigh of

wasn’t because she lost her

unborn child didn’t make it, what would

Is Stephanie’s illness serious? Why wasn’t it detected during her previous check–ups?” Vincent, with a history of many girlfriends, had

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, which is why they weren’t detected earlier

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

at the

the doctors, he walked straight to the

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

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

in parenting class. His voice trailed off, hinting at an