Crossroads

Chapter 62

“That year, the landlady mercilessly kicked me out and threw my luggage onto the road as rubbish. You can never understand the

humiliation and helplessness…”

Stephanie sat on the hospital bed, lowered her head, and whispered about the past.

“Diana and I just left Reed Villa, and we were quite strapped for money, so we lived in a low–rent apartment. I applied for housing in my senior year of high school. Diana cooked at home to save money. That day was my birthday, and she wanted to make fried food for me. Unexpectedly…

Stephanie’s voice trailed off. “The house was on fire.

“When I rushed back from school, the fire in the kitchen had been put out. The landlady immediately kicked us out and asked for a compensatory payment of 4,000 dollars, but at that time, we only had 160 dollars…”

Stephanie looked at them intently. Dominick and those young heirs from rich families would not understand how helpless and humble one was without money. Dignity was nothing in front of money.

Diana’s right arm was burned, but she wore a long–sleeved T–shirt to hide the injury from Stephanie.

They had no money to pay for the compensation to the landlady, so they had to endure insults and curses.

Diana couldn’t pay the medical fee, so she endured the pain from the burn.

“That night, we huddled on the street corner like homeless people, not knowing what to do. A kind person gave us hot meals, let us stay in her house temporarily, and lent us money so that Diana could go to the hospital for treatment of the burn…”

Stephanie paused for a moment, and a trace of complexion flashed across her face. She tugged at the hem of Dominick’s clothes.

“I accidentally caused this bleeding because of my carelessness…” Her voice was low, dripping with pleading.

She guessed that there was something wrong with the mango juice that Regina gave her that day, and she knew that Dominick and the others could definitely figure it out. However, there were some things that she was unwilling to reveal.

Stephanie had a grateful heart. She could remember someone’s kindness forever.

She was a little worried. After all, Dominick and the others were not ordinary people. If they wanted to deal with Regina, she could never change their minds.

“Why don’t you remember the person who harmed you?”

Dominick stood beside the bed, looking down at her side face with sharp eyes. He suppressed his anger and suddenly spoke coldly.

Kevin had treated Stephanie like that before, but after he had saved her once, she could actually calm down and talk to him.

“My heart is so small. Why should I remember these unhappy things to annoy myself?”

Stephanie looked up at Dominick. Her eyes were clear and bright.

Dominick pressed his lips tightly and fell silent for a moment when he looked into her eyes.

After listening to what Stephanie had just said about the past, Vincent and Scott were a little surprised and didn’t speak anymore. They looked at each other and finally looked at Dominick

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How to deal with this matter depended on Dominick.

let her go just once?” Stephanie tugged at the hem of Dominick’s clothes

the first time she

she did this

eyes, Dominick was

shake off her hand. Instead, he stepped forward, bent down, and whispered in her

and Stephanie tensed up instantly. Dominick murmured, “Stephanie, if I do

to react for a while.

What did he mean?

and Scott walked out

in confusion…

hospital bed. She looked at their

heard Scott ask, “Jessica is also in this hospital. Should we

has been discharged

the nurse closing the door, and she could

down at her belly

was one

is Jessica’s biological mother…” She thought that

Stephanie suddenly smiled self–mockingly.

didn’t need to worry about Regina at all. Even if Dominick didn’t listen

corridor, and

head office in Havencrest had some urgent businesses. He gave instructions as usual

pretend to know

the elevator, Dominick had just hung up the phone, and Vincent

was responsible for Stephanie’s coma

like this? It was not like

eyebrow slightly and looked at

“I’ll deal with it.”

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coldly with an

ask any y more questions. The three of them got out of the elevator

even do

woman sat face to face in a

an angry look on her face, “I told you to put the whole package of

The young

kept her head lowered and called

“Shut up!”

slammed the table and stood up

many times not to call me that agrestic name. Do you have

are you helping Stephanie

nervous,

drug Steffi, but I… This pricked her

speak for her. I’m

into a coma in the hotel that night, she had thought that

“Mom, we depend on each other. I have suffered so much after being away from home for so many years. I care about you. But you always help outsiders. Do you know that

a movie

know. I’m a loser, and I can’t

cautiously said, “Jessica, you told me earlier that you were pregnant and Steffi wanted to harm your child, but she is not that kind