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…

scrambled, and she looked confusedly towards the

from outside broke her train of thought, that

company together, this would

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

the hospital under the guise of visiting

the fire.

was chilly,

leaning on his cane, listened

celebration for the company’s 50th anniversary,

see how Steffi is doing!”

“Where’s Stephanie?”

a tall and imposing figure hurried over,

approaching, she immediately scowled and blocked his

“Dominick, you 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

out of my

was not in the mood to argue and was visibly irritated. He didn’t care

“Is Stephanie here?”

George, repeating the question with clenched teeth, his voice

your wife for that mistress. And you still

stem face flashed with a moment

angry,

really at

how she could

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

jumped in, seizing the

bother with the corporate

sharp demeanor

brows furrowed, and

room.

toward the bed, his eyes widened. Stephanie

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

over. As he approached the hospital bed, he looked down at her with a piercing gaze that seemed to interrogate her,

through her spine as his

here?” he suddenly demanded

pressed her lips

all, turning

was growing

kwas

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

his hands on her shoulders, forcing her to look

you at the factory?”

Isaac attacked in a small office room. He could still remember

Who saved you at the factory? Who is

more irritable, his question

furrowed her brows in anger and glared up at the man above her.

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

question her.

none of your business!” she retorted, meeting his gaze

face hardened at her

her pale face. He looked away, his grip loosening as he stood

you at the gala?” he pressed, struggling to contain the impatience in his

bit her lip,

“Stephanie!”

and roared her name, a

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intense it seemed to shake her

having mixed feelings at

He seemed…desperate.

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