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…

scrambled, and she looked confusedly towards

her train of thought,

we ran the company

all days, the corporation’s 50th anniversary is ruined! The stock price will tank tomorrow. Dad, I’ve told you, Dominick is too young. He can’t

come with George to the hospital under the guise of visiting Stephanie, but actually, they came to add the fuel

the fire.

AM, the night air was chilly, and

his cane, listened to his

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

Steffi is doing!” George scolded his daughters,

“Where’s Stephanie?”

at the hospital’s left elevator entrance, a tall and imposing figure hurried over, Dominick, his clothes damp and his face

approaching, she immediately scowled and blocked his

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

out of my

and was visibly irritated. He didn’t care about the fact

“Is Stephanie here?”

question with clenched teeth, his voice filled with

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

his grandfather, Dominick’s stem face flashed with a moment

angry, just

was really at

couldn’t understand how she

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and I don’t think he’s fit for

also jumped in, seizing the

bother

sharp

His brows furrowed, and he

room.

bed, his eyes widened. Stephanie

watching the man approach

As he approached the hospital bed, he looked down at her with a

as his intense and sharp eyes fixed

are you here?” he suddenly demanded in a

pressed her lips together, offering no

at all, turning her back

growing

kwas

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

his hands on her shoulders, forcing her to

the factory?” His voice was low and

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

question! Who saved you

even more irritable, his question as he repeated the

She furrowed her brows in anger and glared up at the man

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

question her.

saved me is none of your business!” she

face hardened at

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

pressed, struggling to contain

bit her lip, ignoring

“Stephanie!”

around, glaring at her stubborn face, and roared her name, a name burned into

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shake her very soul, and she could feel his

head, having

He seemed…desperate.