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!”

eyes flashed with impatience as he shoved her away. There was no gentleness in his push, and Jessica stumbled back, barely catching herself

stop bothering me,” he said, his voice cold

couldn’t accept

used to love me and spojl me. I know you still love me, lam the one you love! Her face showed a mix of guilt and fear as she raised her

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to her. “Because it

face, a face that

does

Whether you’re hiding something from me,

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

the words hitting like a

had known

her face, smirking

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

,

to her ear, yet

Jessica’s blood ran cold.

her feel a

used to smile at her with tenderness. Now, his gaze was distant whenever he

knew Dominick’s kindness towards her wasn’t purely

heart.

and more from him, like

at that high school at Caelorium, the loneliness in his eyes was

wouldn’t let her

couldn’t help but think of another woman

expression grew increasingly irritable. He glanced toward the elevator, hesitated for just a second, and walked

leave, her eyes brimming

do better than her!” she

gave no response as the elevator doors closed with

anyone else, not even

at a

this, she glared at the closed elevator doors, her mind

asleep inside.” Seeing Dominick return, Vincent hurried over. “By the way, Stephanie

was frightened, not for her own safety,

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