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…

she looked confusedly

from outside broke her train of thought, that

when we ran the company together, this

stock price will tank tomorrow. Dad, I’ve

the

the fire.

night air was chilly, and the hospital corridor

on his cane, listened to his daughters‘

supposed to be a grand celebration for the company’s 50th

down, let’s see how Steffi is doing!” George scolded his daughters, clearly

“Where’s Stephanie?”

figure hurried over,

saw him approaching, she immediately scowled and blocked

Stephanie and Jessica are the

of

didn’t

“Is Stephanie here?”

repeating the question with

bastard! You neglected your wife

his grandfather, Dominick’s stem face

wasn’t angry,

was really

how she could be

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

in, seizing

couldn’t bother with

usual sharp demeanor

His brows furrowed, and he strode to the

room.

the bed, his eyes

watching the man approach her, and somehow, she felt

hospital bed, he looked down at her with a

a shiver running through her spine as

you here?” he suddenly demanded

pressed her lips together, offering no

turning her back to

growing

kwas

she recalled some things. She seemed

his hands on her shoulders, forcing

factory?” His voice was low

attacked in a small office room. He could still remember he saw a man and a

my question! Who saved you

irritable, his question as he repeated

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

didn’t care about her fate. She couldn’t believe

question her.

me is none of your

hardened

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

you at the gala?” he pressed, struggling to

bit her

“Stephanie!”

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

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was so intense it seemed to shake her very

having mixed feelings at that

He seemed…desperate.

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