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
her train of thought, that
when we ran the company together, this would never
all days, the corporation’s 50th anniversary is ruined! The stock price will tank tomorrow. Dad, I’ve told you, Dominick is too young.
the guise of
the fire.
the night air was chilly, and the hospital corridor
listened to his
be a grand celebration for the company’s 50th
see how Steffi is doing!” George scolded his daughters, clearly
“Where’s Stephanie?”
moment, at the hospital’s left elevator entrance, a tall and imposing figure
Stella saw him approaching, she
offend so many people for your own desires. Stephanie and Jessica are the ones suffering now. Next time, it could be us! Your selfishness
out of my
visibly irritated. He didn’t care
“Is Stephanie here?”
the question with
snort, George exploded in anger. “You bastard! You neglected your wife for that mistress. And you still
stem face flashed with
wasn’t angry,
really at
couldn’t understand how she
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issues at his company! There’s a shareholders‘ meeting tomorrow, and I don’t think
sisters also jumped in,
couldn’t bother with the
usual sharp
brows furrowed, and
room.
bed, his eyes widened. Stephanie was really
the man approach her, and somehow, she
the hospital bed, he looked down at her with a
her spine as his intense and sharp
suddenly demanded
her lips together, offering no
all, turning her back to
growing increasingly
kwas
things.
leaned over, pressing his hands on her shoulders, forcing her to
at the factory?” His
still remember he saw a man and
you at the factory? Who is
his question as he
her brows in anger and glared up at
about her fate.
question her.
is none of your business!” she retorted, meeting his
face hardened at her
flicker of guilt pricked at him when he saw her pale face. He looked away, his grip loosening as he stood
at the gala?” he pressed, struggling to contain the impatience in his
bit her lip, ignoring
“Stephanie!”
rage boiled over. He spun around, glaring at her stubborn face, and roared her name, a
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shake her
lowered her head, having mixed feelings at that
He seemed…desperate.
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