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

since their father, Wyatt, took

used tonight’s company celebration to grab Jessica, It seems to

over urgently while police personnel quickly mobilized

Dominick’s phone buzzed with

from the abductors? Any words of Ms. Carter…” a police officer said, looking

face was grim as he

how much someone else might try to look

wasn’t Jessica… It

people had

are

as he got into

quietly reminding him, “When negotiating with criminals, you must be

on the gas, the car lurching into traffic. It swerved dangerously, barely missing

did go to the banquet. Someone mistook her for

updates.

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wheel tight as he suddenly swerved the car,

the ground

braking made the car shake with a

flash, Dominick was out

others scrambled out after him,

stopping at a hospital, they figured that Dominick must be there to find Randall “Sir, Randall still hasn’t woken up, so we can’t get any information…” a police officer ran up to him and added. They

upwards, and with

you want

first room on the left, where

he 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

IV bag for Randall. Startled by Dominick’s sudden

voice was a low growl. His left hand fisted in Randall’s hospital gown, and his right jammed a gun

down. Calm

officer behind him was

asking you one last time. Where

eyes, glaring at the man on the bed. Then, he ripped out Randall’s oxygen tube and all others, hauling him off

bed.

weakly, unable to

to stop Dominick, but Dominick just threw Randall into the corner

into the comer.

can’t do this!” the officer said, grabbing his arm. “Our priority is to save the hostages,

officer and stepped forward, stomping on Randall’s injured left arm. The pain made Randall cry

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

threatening.

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

filled with hatred, fixing on Dominick. “My brother took her. He’ll kill her, and you’ll never see her

gunshots suddenly