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

her train of thought, that

when we ran the company together, this would never

all days, the corporation’s 50th anniversary is ruined! The stock price will tank tomorrow. Dad, I’ve told you, Dominick is too young.

the guise of

the fire.

the night air was chilly, and the hospital corridor

listened to his

be a grand celebration for the company’s 50th

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

“Where’s Stephanie?”

moment, at the hospital’s left elevator entrance, a tall and imposing figure

Stella saw him approaching, she

offend so many people for your own desires. Stephanie and Jessica are the ones suffering now. Next time, it could be us! Your selfishness

out of my

visibly irritated. He didn’t care

“Is Stephanie here?”

the question with

snort, George exploded in anger. “You bastard! You neglected your wife for that mistress. And you still

stem face flashed with

wasn’t angry,

really at

couldn’t understand how she

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issues at his company! There’s a shareholders‘ meeting tomorrow, and I don’t think

sisters also jumped in,

couldn’t bother with the

usual sharp

brows furrowed, and

room.

bed, his eyes widened. Stephanie was really

the man approach her, and somehow, she

the hospital bed, he looked down at her with a

her spine as his intense and sharp

suddenly demanded

her lips together, offering no

all, turning her back to

growing increasingly

kwas

things.

leaned over, pressing his hands on her shoulders, forcing her to

at the factory?” His

still remember he saw a man and

you at the factory? Who is

his question as he

her brows in anger and glared up at

about her fate.

question her.

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

face hardened at her

flicker of guilt pricked at him when he saw her pale face. He looked away, his grip loosening as he stood

at the gala?” he pressed, struggling to contain the impatience in his

bit her lip, ignoring

“Stephanie!”

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

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shake her

lowered her head, having mixed feelings at that

He seemed…desperate.

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