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…

Stephanie’s thoughts scrambled, and she looked confusedly towards

outside broke her train

company together, this

ruined! The stock price will tank tomorrow.

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

the fire.

air was chilly, and

on his cane, listened to his

grand celebration for the company’s 50th anniversary, but this just had to happen on

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

“Where’s Stephanie?”

and imposing figure hurried over, Dominick, his clothes damp and his face unusually flustered. “Where

approaching, she

you not only oppress your kin but also offend so many people for your own desires. Stephanie

out of

He didn’t care about the fact that she

“Is Stephanie here?”

the question with clenched teeth, his voice

a snort, George exploded in anger. “You bastard! You neglected your wife for that

his grandfather, Dominick’s stem face flashed with a

wasn’t angry, just

really at the

how she could be

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forget the management issues at his company! There’s a shareholders‘ meeting tomorrow, and I don’t think he’s fit for his current position anymore…” Stella pushed, aiming to oust

also jumped in, seizing the moment

bother with the corporate

usual sharp demeanor was

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

room.

bed, his eyes

man approach her,

her with a piercing gaze that

spine as his intense and

he suddenly

lips

turning her back

was growing

kwas

as she recalled some things. She seemed like

hands on her shoulders, forcing her to

you at the factory?” His voice was low and

the factory, he found Isaac attacked in a small office room. He could still remember he saw a man and a woman embracing each other in the midst of

question! Who saved you

even more irritable, his question as he repeated the

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

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

question her.

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

face hardened

pale face. He looked away, his

pressed, struggling

her lip, ignoring

“Stephanie!”

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

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it seemed to shake her very soul,

her head, having mixed

He seemed…desperate.

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