Crossroads

Chapter 73

Chapter 73

“Babe…”

That gentle and crisp male voice whispered in her ear, “Babe…” He repeated over and over with utmost tenderness, softly calling her nickname.

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“Stop it, it’s so cheesy!” Only her mother would use that tone to call her by that nickname.

Stephanie’s brows furrowed, looking struggle. She found the voice eerily familiar.

She was sure she had heard this gentle voice before.

‘Who are you… She opened her mouth to shout, but her body shuddered with a start. The next second, she abruptly opened her eyes, staring

at the white ceiling above, feeling the faint smell of disinfectant at the tip of her nose.

That was when she realized she had been dreaming,

She was in a hospital.

“Hospital?” She murmured, her face pale, her mind blank.

She looked around, her vision blurry, and the beeping of the heart rate monitor filled her ears

“Why am I in a hospital?”

Her body was feverish, her mind sluggish, and she was barely able to grasp the situation.

“What did you say?”

Meanwhile, in the still of the early morning, police and rescue teams were busy at the factory…

“Did you say Stephanie is in the hospital?”

Vincent clutched his phone, his voice filled with disbelief.

“What?” Dominick strode forward impatiently, snatching the phone from his hand, his voice low and shocked.

“Stephanie is in the hospital!”

n the hospital!”

“How could she be in the hospital?‘

Meanwhile, Stephanie was still at a loss. “Why am I in a hospital?”

Her thoughts were heavy, and there seemed to be a man…

Suddenly, as if remembering something critical, Stephanie’s expression turned anxious, and her heart raced. She quickly threw off the white hospital blanket, checking her abdomen nervously.

She tensed up, looking intently at her smooth stomach.

Then, Stephanie sighed in relief.

She recalled meeting a man at the company gala, a gentleman in a black suit. Then, Isaac mistook her for Jessica and escorted her into the

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venue before she left.

Isaac had followed her, trailing her to the underground parking, where she stumbled upon Dominick and Randall in a shootout Isaac had clamped a hand over her mouth, forcibly taking her away.

At the abandoned chemical plant, Isaac had held a cold blade against her abdomen, ready to cut her open…

and she looked

her train of

we ran the company together, this would never have

the corporation’s 50th anniversary is ruined! The stock price will tank tomorrow.

had come with George to the hospital under the

the fire.

1 AM, the night air was chilly,

cane, listened to his

grand celebration for the company’s 50th

is doing!” George scolded his daughters,

“Where’s Stephanie?”

elevator entrance, a tall and imposing figure hurried over, Dominick, his

she immediately scowled and blocked

Stephanie and Jessica

out of

irritated. He didn’t

“Is Stephanie here?”

to George, repeating the question with clenched teeth, his voice filled with

anger. “You bastard! You neglected your wife for that mistress.

by his grandfather, Dominick’s stem face flashed with a moment

wasn’t angry,

really

how she

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and I don’t think he’s fit for his current position anymore…” Stella pushed, aiming

jumped in, seizing the moment

bother with

usual sharp demeanor was

furrowed, and he strode to

room.

he looked toward the bed, his eyes widened. Stephanie

hospital bed, watching the man approach her, and somehow, she felt a bit

bed, he looked down at her with a piercing gaze that seemed to interrogate

felt a shiver running through her spine as his intense and sharp eyes fixed on

you here?” he suddenly demanded in a deep

pressed her lips together, offering no

all, turning her

was growing

kwas

as she recalled some things. She seemed like she didn’t

pressing his hands on her shoulders, forcing her to

the factory?” His voice was low and

in a small office room. He could still remember he saw a man and a woman embracing

my question! Who saved you at the factory? Who

grew even more irritable, his question as he repeated

brows in anger and glared up

rushed to Jessica’s rescue and didn’t care about her fate. She couldn’t believe

question her.

me is none of your business!” she

face hardened at her

at him when he saw her pale face. He looked away,

were you at the gala?” he pressed, struggling to contain

her lip, ignoring

“Stephanie!”

glaring at her stubborn face, and roared her name, a name burned into

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to shake her very soul,

head, having mixed feelings

He seemed…desperate.

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