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…

thoughts scrambled, and she looked confusedly towards

broke her train of thought,

ran the company together, this would

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

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

the fire.

air was chilly, and the hospital corridor

listened

supposed to be a grand celebration for the company’s 50th anniversary, but this

see how Steffi is doing!”

“Where’s Stephanie?”

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

him approaching, she immediately scowled

“Dominick, you not only oppress your kin but also offend so many people for your own desires. Stephanie and Jessica are the ones suffering now. Next time, it could be us! Your selfishness really dragged

of my

irritated. He didn’t care about the

“Is Stephanie here?”

the question with clenched teeth, his voice filled

in anger. “You bastard! You neglected your wife for that mistress. And you still have the nerve to

grandfather, Dominick’s stem face flashed with

angry, just

really at the

understand how

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tomorrow, and I don’t think he’s fit for his current position anymore…”

sisters also jumped in, seizing

however, couldn’t bother with

sharp demeanor

furrowed, and he strode to the hospital room, opening

room.

the bed, his eyes widened. Stephanie

the man approach her, and somehow, she

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

felt a shiver running through her spine as his intense and sharp

here?” he suddenly demanded in a

lips together, offering

all, turning

growing

kwas

recalled some things. She seemed like she

his hands on her shoulders, forcing her to look at

factory?” His voice was low

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

question! Who saved you at the factory? Who is

more irritable, his question as he repeated

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

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

question her.

saved me is none of your business!” she retorted,

hardened at her

pale

at the gala?” he pressed,

her lip, ignoring

“Stephanie!”

rage boiled over. He spun around, glaring at her stubborn face, and roared her name, a name burned into

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so intense it seemed to shake her very

her head, having mixed feelings at that

He seemed…desperate.