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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paled, her body rigid. “Stay away from my

who sent the anonymous letters to Jessica. Ever since their

to grab Jessica,

rushed over urgently while police personnel quickly

it wasn’t Jessica. Suddenly, Dominick’s phone buzzed

from the abductors? Any words of Ms. Carter…” a

as he glared at his

recognized that face, no matter how much someone else might try

wasn’t Jessica… It

people had

where are

expression and silence as he got into the car, looking like

special agents hurried to follow him, quietly reminding him, “When negotiating with criminals, you must be patient to ensure the

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

her for Jessica and brought her inside…” The communicator

updates.

found at hotel parking spot EC5620 confirmed as Mrs. Wellington’s.” Each

pressed together, his grip on the steering wheel tight as he suddenly swerved

the ground

car shake

Dominick was out the door and

him, their heads

woken up, so

shot upwards, and with a ding, the doors slid

do you want to

gaze was dark as he strode directly to the first room on

suddenly stepped forward, snatching

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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

changing an IV bag for

growl. His left hand fisted in Randall’s hospital gown, and

since you threw him down. Calm down!” Vincent burst into the room, his eyes wide with panic, immediately

this isn’t how we do things… The officer behind him was visibly

asking you one last time. Where

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

bed.

weakly, unable to

Randall into the corner of the room. Randall gasped in pain

into the comer.

grabbing his

arm. The pain made

Dominick demanded, raising the gun and pointing

threatening.

“Dominick, you care so much about Jessica.” He coughed between laughs, his voice hoarse and filled with

“My brother took her.

suddenly