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

her train

company together, this would

The stock price will tank tomorrow. Dad, I’ve told you, Dominick is too young.

to the hospital under the guise of visiting Stephanie, but actually, they came to add the

the fire.

was chilly,

his cane, listened to his

for the company’s 50th anniversary, but this just had to happen on this

let’s see how Steffi is

“Where’s Stephanie?”

the hospital’s left elevator entrance, a tall and imposing figure hurried over, Dominick, his

Stella saw him approaching, she immediately scowled and blocked his

you not only oppress your kin but also offend so many people for your own desires. Stephanie

of my

to argue and was visibly irritated. He didn’t care about the fact that she was

“Is Stephanie here?”

repeating the question with clenched teeth, his

snort, George exploded in anger. “You bastard! You neglected your wife for that mistress. And you still

Dominick’s stem face flashed with a moment

wasn’t angry,

really at

he couldn’t understand how

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There’s a shareholders‘ meeting tomorrow, and I don’t think he’s fit for his current position anymore…” Stella pushed, aiming to oust him

also jumped in, seizing the moment to

bother with the

usual sharp demeanor

brows furrowed, and he strode to

room.

bed, his eyes widened. Stephanie

the hospital bed, watching the man approach her, and

her with a

as his intense and

suddenly demanded in a

pressed her lips together,

at all, turning her back

growing increasingly

kwas

lowering her gaze as she recalled some things. She seemed like she

leaned over, pressing his hands on her

at the factory?” His voice was low and

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

my question! Who saved you

more irritable, his question as

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

didn’t care about

question her.

none of your business!” she

hardened at

her pale

you at the gala?” he pressed, struggling to contain the impatience

bit her lip, ignoring

“Stephanie!”

and roared

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shake her very soul, and she

her head, having

He seemed…desperate.

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