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…
thoughts scrambled, and she looked
from outside broke her train of thought, that
the company
The stock price will tank tomorrow. Dad, I’ve told you, Dominick is too young. He can’t handle the whole
and her sisters had come with George to the hospital under the guise of visiting
the fire.
night air was chilly,
leaning on his cane, listened to his daughters‘ complaints,
for the company’s 50th anniversary, but this just had to happen on this
see how Steffi is doing!” George scolded
“Where’s Stephanie?”
a tall and imposing figure hurried over, Dominick, his clothes damp
saw him approaching, she immediately scowled
for your own desires. Stephanie and Jessica are the ones suffering now. Next time, it
of
was visibly irritated. He didn’t care about the fact that she was his aunt and
“Is Stephanie here?”
to George, repeating the question with clenched teeth, his voice
snort, George exploded in anger. “You bastard! You neglected your wife for
his grandfather, Dominick’s stem face flashed
wasn’t angry,
really at
couldn’t understand how she could be
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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
jumped in, seizing
however, couldn’t bother
usual sharp demeanor
of confusion. His brows furrowed, and he strode
room.
bed, his eyes widened.
on the hospital bed, watching the man approach her, and somehow, she felt a
approached the hospital bed, he looked down at her with a piercing gaze that seemed to
running through her spine as
are you here?” he suddenly demanded in a
lips together, offering
turning her
growing increasingly
kwas
her gaze as she recalled some things. She seemed like she
her shoulders, forcing her to
you at the factory?” His voice was low and
could still remember he saw a man and a woman embracing each other in the
Who saved you at the factory? Who
his
throbbed under his firm grip. She furrowed her brows in anger and glared
care about her fate. She couldn’t
question her.
is none of your business!” she retorted, meeting his
face hardened at her
him when he saw her pale face. He looked away,
at the gala?” he pressed, struggling to contain the impatience
bit her
“Stephanie!”
over. He spun around, glaring at her stubborn face, and roared her name, a
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intense it seemed to shake her very soul, and she
head, having
He seemed…desperate.
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