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 confusedly towards

from outside broke her train of thought,

ran the company together,

corporation’s 50th anniversary is ruined! The stock price will tank tomorrow.

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

the fire.

1 AM, the night air was

listened to

celebration for the company’s

how Steffi is

“Where’s Stephanie?”

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

Stella saw him approaching, she immediately scowled and blocked his

your kin but also offend so many people for your own desires. Stephanie and Jessica

of

didn’t care about the fact that she was his aunt and

“Is Stephanie here?”

repeating the question with clenched teeth, his voice filled with

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

his grandfather, Dominick’s stem face flashed with

wasn’t angry, just

really

how she could be

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

in,

bother with

sharp demeanor

confusion. His brows furrowed,

room.

bed, his eyes widened. Stephanie

hospital bed, watching the man approach

hurried over. As he approached the hospital bed, he looked down at her with a piercing gaze that seemed

her spine as his intense and sharp eyes

suddenly demanded in a

her lips

turning

growing

kwas

things. She

hands on her shoulders, forcing her

you at the factory?” His voice was low

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

my question! Who saved you at

his question as he repeated the

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

her, Dominick had rushed to Jessica’s rescue and didn’t care about her fate.

question her.

is none of your business!” she retorted, meeting his gaze

face hardened at her

when he saw her pale face. He looked away, his

pressed, struggling to contain the impatience in his

bit her lip,

“Stephanie!”

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

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intense it seemed to shake her

having mixed

He seemed…desperate.

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