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…

thoughts scrambled, and she looked confusedly towards

her train of

when we ran the company together, this would

will tank tomorrow. Dad, I’ve told you, Dominick is too young. He can’t handle the whole

under the guise

the fire.

1 AM, the night air was

leaning on his cane, listened to his

the company’s 50th anniversary, but this just had to happen on this

let’s see how Steffi is doing!” George scolded his

“Where’s Stephanie?”

hospital’s left elevator entrance, a tall and imposing figure hurried over, Dominick, his clothes damp and his face unusually

approaching, she immediately

not only oppress your kin but also offend so many people for your own desires. Stephanie and Jessica are the ones suffering now. Next time, it could be us!

out of my

was visibly irritated. He didn’t care about the fact that she was his aunt

“Is Stephanie here?”

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

snort, George exploded in anger. “You bastard! You neglected your wife for

by his grandfather, Dominick’s stem face flashed

wasn’t angry, just

really

couldn’t understand how

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meeting tomorrow, and I don’t think he’s fit for his current

sisters also jumped in, seizing the moment to

bother with

usual sharp demeanor

replaced by an edge of confusion. His brows furrowed, and he strode to the hospital room,

room.

bed, his eyes widened.

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

he looked down at her with a piercing

running through her spine as his

here?” he suddenly demanded in

her lips together, offering no

all, turning her back to

was growing

kwas

she recalled some things. She

hands on her shoulders, forcing her to

the factory?” His voice was low and

still remember he saw a man and a woman embracing each other in the midst

Who saved you at the factory?

his

brows in anger and

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

question her.

is none of your

face hardened

at him when he saw her pale face. He

at the gala?” he pressed, struggling to

her lip, ignoring

“Stephanie!”

around, glaring at her stubborn face, and roared her name, a

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to shake her very soul, and she

lowered her head, having mixed

He seemed…desperate.

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