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…

she

outside broke her

company together, this would

stock price will tank tomorrow. Dad,

under the guise of visiting

the fire.

air was chilly, and the hospital corridor was

on his cane, listened

was supposed to be a grand celebration for the company’s 50th anniversary,

let’s see how Steffi is

“Where’s Stephanie?”

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

of

was not in the mood to argue and was visibly irritated. He didn’t care about the fact that she was his aunt and pushed

“Is Stephanie here?”

with clenched teeth,

in anger. “You bastard! You neglected your wife for that mistress. And you still have the nerve

grandfather, Dominick’s stem face flashed with a moment

wasn’t angry, just

was really at

he couldn’t understand how she

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don’t forget the management issues at his company! There’s a shareholders‘ meeting tomorrow, and I don’t think

sisters also jumped in,

couldn’t bother with

sharp demeanor was

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

room.

he looked toward the bed, his

lay on the hospital bed, watching the man approach her,

the hospital bed, he looked down at her with a piercing gaze

felt a shiver running through her spine as his intense and sharp eyes fixed on

he suddenly demanded in

her lips

at all, turning her

was growing

kwas

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

on her shoulders, forcing her to look

at the factory?”

He could still remember he saw a man and a woman embracing each other

my question! Who saved you at the

more irritable, his

She furrowed her brows in anger and glared up

her, Dominick had rushed to Jessica’s rescue and didn’t care about her fate. She

question her.

is none of your business!” she

face hardened

guilt pricked at him when he saw her pale face. He looked away, his grip loosening as he stood up

you at the gala?” he pressed, struggling to

bit her

“Stephanie!”

at her stubborn face, and roared her name, a name burned

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intense it seemed to shake

lowered her head, having mixed feelings at that

He seemed…desperate.

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