Crossroads

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…

and she

outside broke her train of thought,

ran the company together, this would

will tank tomorrow. Dad, I’ve told you, Dominick is too young. He can’t

had come with George to the hospital under the guise of visiting Stephanie, but actually, they came to add the fuel

the fire.

night air was chilly, and

on his cane, listened to his daughters‘

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

let’s see how Steffi is doing!”

“Where’s Stephanie?”

left elevator entrance, a tall and imposing figure hurried over, Dominick, his clothes

him approaching, she immediately scowled

desires. Stephanie and Jessica are the ones suffering now. Next time, it could be us! Your selfishness really

out of my

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

“Is Stephanie here?”

to George, repeating the question with clenched teeth, his voice

in anger. “You bastard! You neglected your wife for that mistress. And you

Dominick’s stem face flashed with a

wasn’t angry,

was really

how she could be

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

also jumped in, seizing the moment

couldn’t bother

sharp demeanor

replaced by an edge of confusion. His brows furrowed, and he strode to the hospital room, opening

room.

the bed, his eyes

hospital bed, watching the man

looked down at her with a piercing gaze that seemed to interrogate her, as if

shiver running through her spine as

suddenly demanded in

lips

at all, turning her back

was growing increasingly

kwas

she recalled some things. She

over, pressing his hands on her shoulders, forcing her to look at

saved you at the factory?”

room. He could still remember he saw a man and a woman embracing each other in the

Who saved you at the factory? Who is

his

furrowed her brows in anger and glared up at the man above

to Jessica’s rescue and didn’t care about her fate. She couldn’t believe he had the

question her.

of your business!” she

face hardened at

her pale

he pressed, struggling to contain

bit her lip, ignoring

“Stephanie!”

over. He spun around, glaring at her stubborn face, and roared her name, a name

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so intense it seemed to shake her very soul, and she

head, having mixed

He seemed…desperate.