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.
82
“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
Chapter 73
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…
she looked confusedly towards
her train
the company together, this would never
days, the corporation’s 50th anniversary is ruined! The stock price will tank tomorrow. Dad, I’ve told you, Dominick is too young. He
under the guise of visiting Stephanie,
the fire.
night air was chilly, and the hospital corridor was
cane, listened to his
company’s 50th anniversary, but this just
see how Steffi is doing!” George scolded his
“Where’s Stephanie?”
that moment, at the hospital’s left elevator entrance, a tall and imposing figure hurried over, Dominick, his clothes damp and his face unusually flustered. “Where
Stella saw him approaching, she
own desires. Stephanie and Jessica are the ones suffering now. Next time, it could be us! Your selfishness really
of my
mood to argue and was visibly irritated. He didn’t care about the
“Is Stephanie here?”
with clenched teeth, his
exploded in anger. “You bastard! You neglected your wife
grandfather, Dominick’s stem face flashed with a moment of
wasn’t angry,
was really at the
understand how she
Chapter 73
meeting tomorrow, and I don’t think he’s fit for his current position anymore…” Stella pushed, aiming to oust him from his
also jumped in, seizing the moment to
bother with the
sharp demeanor
an edge of confusion. His brows furrowed,
room.
the bed, his
watching the man approach her, and somehow, she
the hospital bed, he looked down at her with a piercing gaze that seemed to interrogate her,
her spine as his intense and sharp eyes fixed
suddenly demanded
her lips
at all, turning her
was growing
kwas
gaze as she recalled some things. She seemed like she didn’t want
her
at the factory?” His voice was low
still remember he saw a man and
my question! Who saved you
irritable, his question as
She furrowed her brows in anger and glared up at the man above her. “Let
about her fate. She
question her.
saved me is none of your business!” she retorted, meeting his
face hardened at
pale face. He looked away, his grip
pressed, struggling to
bit her
“Stephanie!”
over. He spun around, glaring at her stubborn face, and roared her name, a name burned into
10:44 Sat, 22
Chapter 73
intense it seemed to shake her very soul, and she could
her head, having mixed feelings at that
He seemed…desperate.
Update Chapter 73 of Crossroads by Novelxo
With the author's famous Crossroads series authorName that makes readers fall in love with every word, go to chapter Chapter 73 readers Immerse yourself in love anecdotes, mixed with plot demons. Will the next chapters of the Crossroads series are available today.
Key: Crossroads Chapter 73