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
from outside broke her
when we ran the company together, this
price will tank tomorrow. Dad, I’ve told you, Dominick is too young. He
to the hospital under the guise of visiting Stephanie, but
the fire.
AM, the night air was chilly, and the hospital corridor was
listened to
supposed to be a grand celebration for the company’s 50th anniversary,
let’s see how Steffi is doing!” George scolded his daughters,
“Where’s Stephanie?”
entrance, a tall and imposing figure
him approaching, she immediately scowled and blocked his
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?”
to George, repeating the question with clenched teeth, his voice filled
a snort, George exploded in anger. “You bastard! You neglected your wife for
face
wasn’t angry, just
really at
he couldn’t understand how she
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I don’t think he’s fit for his current position anymore…”
also jumped in, seizing
couldn’t bother with
sharp demeanor
an edge of confusion. His brows furrowed, and he strode
room.
he looked toward the bed, his eyes widened. Stephanie
man approach
As he approached the hospital bed, he looked down at her with a piercing gaze that seemed
spine as his intense and
here?” he suddenly
her lips together, offering
all, turning
growing
kwas
she recalled some things. She seemed like she didn’t want
pressing his hands on her shoulders, forcing her to
at the factory?” His voice was low and
room. He could still remember he saw a man and a woman
saved you at the factory?
his question as
furrowed her brows in anger and glared up at the man above her.
didn’t care about her fate. She couldn’t believe
question her.
none of your business!” she retorted, meeting
face hardened at her
pale face. He looked away, his grip loosening as he
he pressed, struggling
her lip, ignoring
“Stephanie!”
boiled over. He spun around, glaring at her stubborn face, and roared her
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seemed to shake her very soul, and she could feel his
having mixed
He seemed…desperate.
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