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 confusedly towards

her train of thought,

when we ran the company together, this would never

is ruined! The stock price will tank tomorrow. Dad, I’ve

her sisters had come with George to the hospital under the guise of visiting Stephanie, but

the fire.

AM, the night air was chilly,

leaning on his cane, listened to his daughters‘

celebration for the company’s 50th anniversary, but this

Steffi is doing!” George scolded his daughters, clearly

“Where’s Stephanie?”

that moment, at the hospital’s left elevator entrance, a tall and imposing figure hurried

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 could be us! Your selfishness

out of

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

“Is Stephanie here?”

with

You neglected your wife for that mistress. And you still have

stem face flashed with

angry, just

was really at the

understand how

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

sisters also jumped in, seizing the moment to

couldn’t bother with

sharp demeanor

replaced by an edge of confusion. His brows furrowed,

room.

looked toward the bed, his eyes

the hospital bed, watching the man approach her, and somehow,

her with a

as his intense and sharp eyes

you here?” he suddenly demanded in

lips together, offering

turning her back

growing increasingly

kwas

she recalled some things. She seemed

leaned over, pressing his hands on her shoulders, forcing her to look at

the factory?” His

he found Isaac attacked in a small office room. He could still remember he saw a man and a woman embracing each other in the midst

saved you at the

more irritable, his question as he repeated the

firm grip. She furrowed her brows in anger and glared up at the

Jessica’s rescue and didn’t care about

question her.

saved me is none of your business!” she

hardened at her

he saw her pale face.

the gala?” he pressed, struggling to contain the

her lip,

“Stephanie!”

stubborn face, and roared her name,

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intense it seemed to shake her very soul,

lowered her head, having mixed feelings at that

He seemed…desperate.

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