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 the

from outside broke her

we ran the company together,

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

and her sisters had come with George to the hospital under the guise of

the fire.

night air was chilly,

listened to his

was supposed to be a grand celebration for the company’s

see how Steffi is doing!” George scolded his daughters, clearly

“Where’s Stephanie?”

and imposing figure hurried over, Dominick, his clothes

him approaching, she immediately scowled and

people for your own desires. Stephanie and Jessica are the ones suffering

of my

to argue and was visibly irritated. He didn’t

“Is Stephanie here?”

question with clenched teeth, his voice filled with

bastard! You neglected your wife for that

face flashed with

angry,

was really at the

he 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 oust him from

sisters also jumped in, seizing the

couldn’t bother with the corporate

sharp demeanor

by an edge of confusion. His brows furrowed, and he strode to the

room.

bed, his eyes widened. Stephanie was really

lay on the hospital bed, watching the man approach her, and somehow, she felt a bit

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

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

here?” he suddenly demanded

her lips

turning her

was growing increasingly

kwas

as she recalled some things. She seemed like she didn’t want

leaned over, pressing his hands on her

the factory?” His voice was low

factory, he found Isaac attacked in a small office room. He could still remember he

saved you at the

grew even more irritable, his question

brows in anger and glared up at the man above her. “Let

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

question her.

of your business!” she retorted, meeting his

face hardened

guilt pricked at him when he saw her pale face. He looked away,

the gala?” he pressed, struggling to contain

her

“Stephanie!”

glaring at her stubborn face, and roared her name, a name burned into the deepest part of

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

her head, having mixed feelings

He seemed…desperate.