Crossroads

Chapter 74

“Stephanie, why were you suddenly at the hospital? Who saved you?”

“I don’t know,” Stephanie muttered sullenly.

She shrank back, burying her head under the covers, ignoring him.

“Are you jealous? Dominick was worried sick when he couldn’t find you at Wellington Villa. All we found at the factory was Jessica…

Vincent started to explain, but the mention of Jessica clogged Stephanie’s heart.

“You haven’t had a knife at your belly. You have no idea how terrifying it is! You all think I’m so tough, not fragile like Jessica, but I get scared tool” Her voice, muffled by the covers, was raw with emotion.

She remembered trembling, desperate for someone to find her…

Vincent fell silent. Of course, she’d been through something traumatic after being abducted.

He turned and left, closing the door softly behind him.

Looking towards the corridor elevator, he sighed, “Where the hell is Dominick?”

“Dominick!”

Just as Dominick stepped out of the elevator, a woman clung to him.

It was Jessica, rescued from that abandoned factory and brought here for observation. She wasn’t badly hurt, but…

“Dominick, please!” She grabbed his arm, her face a mask of desperation. “Don’t believe those doctors. My clothes are a mess, but I wasn’t… They didn’t do anything to me. Please, I swear…” Her voice was fraught with emotion, repeatedly emphasizing her point.

Dominick’s expression remained cold as he looked at her and silently withdrew his hand.

“I don’t care,” he said indifferently.

Jessica froze instantly, struggling to explain, “Dominick, you’re my only man. Trust me, I didn’t let them…”

“I told you, it doesn’t matter. Whether it’s true or not, it means nothing to me.” He looked into her eyes, cutting her off coldly.

“But, wait…” Jessica panicked, stepping forward and clinging to his arm again, her voice laced with desperation. “Dominick, we were in love. You’re just angry, right? Angry that I left three years ago, upset I got hurt. That’s why you saved me tonight…

“Let go!”

he shoved her away. There was no gentleness in his push,

“Ms. Carter, please stop bothering me,” he said, his

She couldn’t accept

still love me, lam the one you

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her. “Because it didn’t work…” he said

his coldly handsome face, a face that could charm any woman, confused by his

does

don’t care about you. Whether you’re hiding something from

reached out, caressing her familiar face. “I don’t care even if you’ve had

the words hitting like a

had known all

looked at her face, smirking as

cosmetic surgery, your background, or whatever else you’re hiding… Not because I’m

,

soft, echoed next to her ear, yet they were mercilessly

Jessica’s blood ran cold.

beside Dominick made her feel a suffocating sense

at her with tenderness. Now, his gaze was distant whenever

towards her

heart.

and more from

at that high school at Caelorium, the loneliness in his eyes was almost unbearable, making her

he wouldn’t let her

couldn’t help but think of another

He glanced toward the elevator, hesitated for

watched him leave, her eyes brimming

better than her!” she yelled after his retreating figure in an imploring

elevator doors closed with a ding

treated her indifferently like he treated anyone else, not even sparing her a moment’s

was at a

support now. Thinking of this, she glared at the closed elevator doors, her mind in

fell asleep inside.” Seeing Dominick return, Vincent hurried over. “By the way, Stephanie got threatened by isaac at knifepoint. Seemed like

not for her own safety, but for the children in her

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