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

broke her train

ran the company together,

price will tank tomorrow. Dad, I’ve told you, Dominick is too young. He can’t

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

the fire.

AM, the night air was chilly, and the

on his cane, listened to

celebration for the company’s 50th

how Steffi is

“Where’s Stephanie?”

a tall and imposing figure hurried over, Dominick, his clothes damp and his face unusually flustered.

him approaching, she immediately scowled and blocked his

people for your own desires. Stephanie and Jessica are the ones suffering now. Next time,

out of my

irritated. He didn’t care

“Is Stephanie here?”

the question with clenched

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

grandfather, Dominick’s stem face

angry, just

was really at

couldn’t understand how she could

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

sisters also jumped in, seizing the moment

couldn’t bother

usual sharp demeanor was

confusion. His brows furrowed, and he strode to the hospital room,

room.

he looked toward the bed, his

the man approach her, and somehow, she felt a

looked down at her with a piercing gaze that seemed to interrogate her, as if

felt a shiver running through her spine as his

you here?” he suddenly demanded

lips together, offering

all, turning her

was growing

kwas

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

on her shoulders, forcing her

saved you at the factory?” His voice was low

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

you at the factory? Who is

grew even more irritable, his question as he

in anger and

and didn’t care about

question her.

none of your business!” she retorted, meeting his

hardened

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

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

her

“Stephanie!”

He spun around, glaring at her stubborn face, and

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fury was so intense it seemed to shake her very soul, and she

having mixed feelings at that

He seemed…desperate.

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