Crossroads

Chapter 72

‘She isn’t here?‘

Dominick was anxious. He reached out and violently tore a large gap in the rusted wire fence in front of him, leaping into the factory.

The abandoned chemical plant lay on Havencrest’s northern edge, bordered by dense woods to the east and a wide, dark river to the west

It was near 11 p.m., the night moonless, starless. The only light came from the full moon, and the river air chilled the night to the bone.

The abandoned factory covered about 10 thousand square feet, with a large workshop containing heavy, abandoned machinery, three large warehouses, two quality inspection rooms, and an office. The walls and windows were filthy and in ruins.

Jessica and the five thugs were in the large workshop, but Dominick couldn’t find Stephanie.

He suppressed his impatience and softened his footsteps as he walked through the dimly lit factory, searching each room….

Suddenly, a smell of blood hit his nose. Dominick paused, and his heart skipped a beat as he looked toward a small room on his right.

Clutching the gun in his hand, he pressed his body against the wall and moved swiftly toward the door. The aged mahogany door in front of him was unlocked. He gently pushed it open, peering inside sharply.

The weak moonlight filtering through the window allowed him to glimpse something inside….

The next second, his eyes widened in shock. He couldn’t hold back anymore and burst inside.

The office was a wreck, with papers strewn everywhere and a long wooden desk smeared with blood. The dark red blood trailed down the

desk leg, dripping to the floor and mixing with the grime. It was sickening.

Dominick’s face was grim. He pressed his lips, raised his gun, and called out softly. “Ste…”

But then, he paused, his gaze fixing on something unusual.

He couldn’t fire recklessly, not until he had found Stephanie. Alerting those inside without knowing her location would be very risky.

She had to be safe first

Suddenly, Dominick heard a faint sound of painful gasps emanating from the room, barely audible.

He walked cautiously to the back of the desk, surprised to find Isaac slumped unconscious. His eyes narrowed as if wondering something.

Isaac was the mastermind behind this, but now, he had passed out there.

The sharp tang of blood filled the air. Dominick’s agitation flared as he yanked Isaac up.

“Where is she?” Dominick wished he could just shoot him.

Isaac, jerked up harshly, was dazed and pale, gasping for air. His eyes opened to see Dominick’s grim face, his expression twisting, but he was too weak to struggle.

Dominick slammed Isaac’s face onto the desk and pressed down hard on the wound at the back of his head. His patience had worn thin.

“Stephanie! Where is she!”

As Dominick pressed on the wound, Isaac gasped in pain, trembling “L. I don’t know.__”

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Chapter 72

“Mr. Wellington, Ms. Carter’s by the workshop…” A bodyguard, part of their undercover team, spotted Dominick and rushed over, speaking

urgently.

to go, now! This

for you, Dominick!” Before the bodyguard could

“You killed my father, and I’ll make

will die together!”

shocked upon

his last ounce of strength, Isaac pulled a remote from his pocket, its red light blinking continuously as he slammed his

expression turned icy as he reached out his hand, trying to snatch the remote from him, while

The remote m

tumbled

still too

slammed down, and a warehouse

sky,

the sky, and the flames erupted like wild beasts, their tongues of fire dancing against the

we have to leave, now! The whole place is going down!” a bodyguard shouted

bodyguards approached. “Mr. Wellington, the criminals are under control, and Ms. Carter

they watched the fire on the east side raged out

who had been positioned outside the chemical plant and waiting for their moment, stared at each

the large iron lock in front of them. Then, the police rushed past them

conduct a rescue.

abandoned plant was now a blazing

in an instant, exploding with loud bangs, sending

the crumbling walls. Each hiss echoed like a

support pillar slowly tilt. He yelled in panic, “Dominick, get out! The building is

“Shield against

strong at the front door! We can’t

panic surged

skin. Blinding light seared

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the back door, now!

Wellington, there’s no

furrowed brows and his hesitation in the room. In urgency, they grabbed his arm and dragged him towards the

shook them off stubbornly, his voice hoarse from

Where could she be?” His mind

towards the blaze. They

didn’t need to stop him. The massive stone

flames roaring close by, their skin

“What do

we do now?” one of the bodyguards asked,

the midst of the blazing inferno with no way

they could do was wait for the

freeze at that moment. Explosions boomed. Screams pierced the

A thud camel

metal scalpel clattered to the ground, its sharp sound softly cutting through

woman’s frail voice emanated from a small room. “I’m here. Help

to sense something. He abruptly turned

collapsed with a

spread far and wide, casting a plume of black dust into the sky, sweeping across

those outside the factory to immediately drop

heavy in

up from the ground and looked around frantically. The abandoned

burned, and they could

“Turn on all

[the car lights!”

noticed some movement by the river to the

and others quickly ran towards it. “Where’s