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 looked
outside broke her
the company together, this would never have
days, the corporation’s 50th anniversary is ruined! The stock price will tank tomorrow. Dad, I’ve told you, Dominick is too young. He can’t handle
George to the hospital under the guise of visiting Stephanie, but actually, they came to add the
the fire.
was chilly, and the hospital corridor was
leaning on his cane, listened to his daughters‘
for the company’s 50th anniversary, but this just had to happen on
is
“Where’s Stephanie?”
and imposing figure hurried over, Dominick, his clothes damp and his face unusually
she immediately scowled and blocked his
berated, “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 really dragged us
of
the mood to argue and was visibly irritated. He didn’t care about the
“Is Stephanie here?”
with clenched teeth, his voice
George exploded in anger. “You bastard! You neglected your wife for that mistress. And you still have the
Dominick’s stem face flashed
wasn’t angry,
really at the
understand how
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his company! There’s a shareholders‘ meeting tomorrow, and I don’t think he’s fit for his current position anymore…”
also jumped in, seizing the moment
bother with the
sharp
brows furrowed, and he strode to the hospital room,
room.
his eyes widened.
hospital bed, watching the man approach her, and somehow,
bed, he looked down at her
through her spine as his
here?” he suddenly demanded in a
her lips together, offering no
all, turning her back
growing
kwas
things. She seemed
over, pressing his hands on her shoulders, forcing her to
you at the factory?” His voice
he infiltrated the factory, he found Isaac attacked in a small office room. He could still remember he saw a man
Who saved you at
his question as
furrowed her brows in anger and glared
had rushed to Jessica’s rescue and didn’t care about her fate. She couldn’t
question her.
your business!” she retorted, meeting
face hardened at her
him when he saw her pale face.
pressed, struggling
her lip,
“Stephanie!”
boiled over. He spun around, glaring at her stubborn face, and roared her
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so intense it seemed to shake her very soul, and
head, having mixed feelings at
He seemed…desperate.
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