Crossroads

Chapter 113

“It’s your fault my son’s in this state?” the woman spat. “Get out of my face!”

The harsh hospital lights glared down, highlighting the red handprint on Stephanie’s cheek. She was stunned by the slap, her eyes filled with a mix of emotions as she looked at the unfamiliar, elegant middle aged woman before her.

Her cheek, burned with pain, and she lowered her head slightly, tears welling up in her eyes…

This was Dominick’s mother.

“…I just wanted to see him.” Stephanie stood up straight, trying to speak in a calm tone.

“Who let her in here? Get her out of here!”

The woman’s face was dark with anger. She didn’t want to hear a word Stephanie said and shouted at the bodyguards beside her.

“Mary, I brought her here.”

From the staircase, Vincent came running over, urgently explaining as he panted.

“Vincent?” Mary’s face was still tight with anger as she glared at Vincent, who seemed to be taking the side of this so–called wife of Dominick’s. “Get this woman out of my sight, now,” she said, her voice cold and resolute.

Usually, Mary was considered dignified and graceful, but with her only son lying in a hospital bed, critically injured, her emotions had been

all over the place these last few days.

“Mary, the car accident had nothing to do with Stephanie. She just came by to visit…” Vincent tried to persuade her gently.

Mary, in her forties, still exuded an elegant charm. She was a Fluviora mix, an international top–tier pianist in her youth. Her beauty and stunning figure were complemented by an innate grace, a trait she seemed to have passed on to Dominick.

“Vincent…” The commotion outside the door had drawn a delicate–looking girl in a college uniform out of the room. She had a somewhat shy demeanor as she softly called out.

Then, she looked at Stephanie. “Are you… Dominick’s wife?”

That was Yvonne Wellington, Dominick’s little sister. Her cheeks flushed slightly as she timidly hid behind Mary, peeking at Stephanie

Don’t call her

is not

sneered, “Women these days,” she scoffed. “You snare Kevin, marry into his family, and then you turn around and climb into Dominick’s bed, sleeping your

whole line of women willing to bear children for the Wellingtons. As soon as Dominick wakes up, I’ll make sure he divorces immediately. Just looking at you makes me

viciously to anyone before. “Mary,

Taking her side? She’s the reason Dominick is in there, unconscious. He’s never

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for what? For a woman like her? What has she got?” Mary’s anger grew

marries a man, then his cousin. She’s nothing but a skank! She should just get

her head down and didn’t argue

he still lay on the bed with

guards had already surrounded

the woman beside him, “Stephanie, maybe you should come back another

and looked directly at Mary,

of your business!” Mary

Stephanie’s stubborn nature but also worried about Mary’s forcefulness. He tried to persuade again. “Stephanie, let’s go back to the hotel for now. There are

don’t need you here!” Mary glared

stood under the fluorescent lights, her face pale, her body trembling slightly. For a moment, she felt so insignificant, overwhelmed by the urge to run

“Vincent, come here.”

a few specialists accompanied an

face lit up with a flicker of joy as she recognized George’s familiar

But…

but the

here, Mary dared not speak out of turn anymore, and everyone fell

and Geor

man’s expression was even more fraught than when

George,

first words were a

to hear what he was saying, but Vincent heard every

stern tone, and

out someone messed with Kevin’s car. Given the recent attacks on the Innovate Group, I believe

reasonable person who wouldn’t

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