Crossroads

Chapter 71

“Help!”

The woman, brought back as a hostage, cowered in the corner, her body trembling as she begged, “No, please, don’t…” Her face was swollen from being hit, and her long hair was a cluttered mess

“You want money, right? How much do you want? I can pay you. Don’t touch me. Stay away from me…” Her lips turned pale with fear, her words trembling.

“Shut up, you old hag!”

The burly man was visibly impatient. Then, he grabbed her by the hair and dragged her out…

“What’s going on here?”

The door was suddenly flung open with a clang

A man dressed in a black suit had just returned, and he was also dragging another woman. “Two Jessicas?”

Stephanie, restrained by the man in the suit, looked up anxiously and was shocked to see Jessica crawling on the ground in the middle of the grimy, abandoned factory.

“Let go of mel” Stephanie struggled as the man gripped her jaw, his surprise was evident as he squinted, scrutinizing her and Jessica.

“Forget it. Just deal with both of them. Let’s start filming and send the footage to Dominick. That bastard really thinks we’re pushovers!”

“No, don’t touch me! I’m begging you. Please let me go… Jessica looked up at the thug above her, disgust running through her as she

trembled in fear,

She struggled desperately, but her movements only made the man more impatient, his grip leaving bruises on her delicate skin.

With her face streaked with tears, Jessica turned her head and screamed, “Stephanie, help mel Help!”

“Stephanie?”

Hearing that name, the man in the black suit was stunned.

Then, the hand around Stephanie’s neck tightened even more, his eyes bloodshot as he glared at her.

“So you’re Dominick’s wife,” he spat out through clenched teeth, his tone sinister and full of hatred,

Stephanie was met with his intense glare, and a wave of terror rose. “What do you want to do?” She fiercely forcefully, but couldn’t overcome the man’s strength.

The man burst out laughing. “I heard the woman Dominick brought home is pregnant, cartying his child…” His laughter was chilling and

venomous.

“Hey! Turn the camera this way…” he barked at another man in front. “It’s time to dissect this bastard child alive!

“Don’t worry, I will send the corpse of this baby to Dominick… So the father can meet his child.” He held a fruit knife in his hand, aiming it at Stephanie’s belly.

The abandoned factory echoed with his cruel, chilling voice. An old lamp swung overhead, its dim yellow light glinting off the cold edge of a knife. The cold metal sensation, the sharp edge of the knife, traced across her abdomen…

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body rigid. “Stay away

Jessica. Ever since their father, Wyatt, took his own

tonight’s company celebration to grab Jessica, It seems to be a

police personnel quickly mobilized to search the

Suddenly, Dominick’s phone buzzed

Any words of Ms. Carter…” a

grim as he glared at

face, no matter how much

Jessica… It was

had actually

are

into the car,

agents hurried to follow him, quietly reminding him, “When negotiating with criminals, you must

He slammed his foot on the gas, the car lurching into traffic. It swerved dangerously,

to the banquet. Someone mistook her for Jessica and brought her inside…”

updates.

EC5620 confirmed as Mrs. Wellington’s.” Each message darkened

steering wheel tight as he suddenly swerved

the ground

braking made the car

was out the door

him, their heads spinning

up, so we can’t

hospital elevator shot upwards, and with a ding, the doors

you

strode directly to the first room on the left,

suddenly stepped forward, snatching a gun from

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his weapon and aimed it at him. Vincent and the others rushed over, yelling, “Stop it!” Vincent’s words were cut short as the hospital room door flew open with a loud

was changing an IV bag for

hand fisted in Randall’s hospital gown, and his right jammed

loss of blood since you threw him down. Calm down!” Vincent burst into the room, his eyes wide with panic, immediately trying to defuse the

officer behind him

last time. Where

the man on the bed. Then, he ripped out Randall’s oxygen tube

bed.

choked, coughing weakly, unable

threw Randall into the corner of the room.

into the comer.

officer said, grabbing his arm. “Our priority is to save the

left arm. The pain made

her back, now!” Dominick demanded, raising the gun and pointing it straight at Randall’s forehead. His

threatening.

he were shocked. Then, he burst into laughter. “Dominick, you care so much about Jessica.”

took her. He’ll kill her, and you’ll

gunshots suddenly rang