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 confusedly towards
outside broke her train of thought,
ran the company
The stock price will tank tomorrow. Dad, I’ve told you,
had come with George to the hospital under the guise of visiting Stephanie, but actually, they
the fire.
1 AM, the night air was chilly, and the
listened to his daughters‘
the company’s 50th anniversary, but this just
down, let’s see how Steffi is doing!”
“Where’s Stephanie?”
elevator entrance, a tall and imposing figure hurried over, Dominick, his clothes damp and his face unusually flustered.
saw him approaching, she immediately scowled and blocked his
oppress your kin but also offend so many people for your own desires. Stephanie and Jessica are the
of
irritated. He didn’t care about the fact that she was
“Is Stephanie here?”
question with clenched teeth, his voice filled with
wife for
by his grandfather, Dominick’s stem face
wasn’t angry,
was really
how she could
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a shareholders‘ meeting tomorrow, and I don’t think he’s fit for his
in, seizing the moment
couldn’t bother with the corporate
sharp
an edge of confusion. His brows furrowed, and he strode
room.
bed, his eyes
bed, watching the man approach her,
her with
a shiver running through her spine as his intense and sharp
here?” he suddenly demanded in a
her lips together, offering
turning her
was growing
kwas
lowering her gaze as she recalled some things. She seemed like she didn’t want
her shoulders, forcing her
you at the factory?” His voice was low
He could still remember he saw a man and a woman embracing each other in
you
his question as he
She furrowed her brows in anger and glared
care about her
question her.
of your business!” she retorted,
hardened
when he saw her pale face. He looked away, his grip loosening
at the gala?” he pressed, struggling to contain the impatience in his
her lip, ignoring
“Stephanie!”
over. He spun around, glaring at her stubborn face, and roared her name,
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intense it seemed to shake her very
her head, having mixed feelings
He seemed…desperate.
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