Crossroads

Chapter 116

“She’s my wife.”

The slightest movement on the hospital bed, followed by a hoarse, weak voice, silenced the room.

“Dominick!” The woman closest to the bed reacted first, leaning in with excitement and joy. “Dominick, you’re awake.”

“Go get George and the doctor, now!”

The bodyguards outside the door were also shocked and hurried to get them.

Stephanie stood at the foot of the bed, dazed.

She looked at the man lying in the hospital bed. He had just woken up, looking pale and bleary–eyed. Yet, he managed to lift his head slightly, his gaze locking onto hers.

He didn’t speak again, but Stephanie felt a faint tremor in her chest. His gaze… It wasn’t as cold and hard as before. There was something different, something softer, weaker.

“You are…Stephanie?” the woman standing by the bed asked with a somewhat awkward expression.

She stared directly at Stephanie, a complex mix of emotions in her voice as she repeated, “You’re Dominick’s wife?”

She had heard that Dominick had legally married someone back home, though there hadn’t been a wedding.

Stephanie felt somewhat awkward under the woman’s scrutiny.

“Come here,” Dominick in the hospital bed suddenly called out softly.

Stephanie looked at his pale face. She frowned and quickly walked over, moving to the other side of the bed. “Dominick, do you have at headache?”

He ignored the question, instead asking, “Are you hurt?” His body instinctively tried to turn to the left.

“Dominick, you can’t move your body.” The woman on the right side anxiously tried to hold him down.

Stephanie moved faster, quickly bending down to press his shoulder. “Stay put, Dominick.” She sounded a bit awkward.

Dominick persisted. He was already lying on his side, staring at her face, asking with a

remembered the car accident, but he knew Stephanie seemed to have been frightened to tears

somehow

I’m so worried

choked on her words, unable to hold back the tears. “Please, just get better. I’m scared… I don’t know what to do; I

eyes gradually became clearer as he looked up at her tear–streaked face. He

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didn’t know what to say now. He just stared blankly at her tears falling non stop

on the other side watched them with shock, lowering her eyes and instinctively

shouldn’t be in this

get the doctor,” she whispered, quickly

walked out of the room, she heard him murmur helplessly, “You are crying a lot

steps halted, and she turned back to look

really

is woman….

door. “Hayley, have you seen a woman…” he asked, and his voice filled with

room, finding the familiar

You tied up

the bed frowned deeply, his voice hoarse as he had

froze, staring at the man in the bed for a beat. Suddenly, his face lit up with excitement. “Dominick! You’re awake!

was buzzing with excitement. His voice was full of disbelief, not

around, wiping

been crying more and more. It was driving her nuts.

like this, he’d

her embarrassed expression and couldn’t

at them. Dominick was actually chuckling, much to his surprise. Hayley, standing beside him, wore a complex expression but nudged him playfully with her

the pocket watch,”

a bitter smile tugging at her lips. “It’s really her.” She knew what the

couldn’t help but grumble, “I honestly don’t get what Dominick sees in her. She’s nothing

up with joy as they saw

the doctor’s examination. The pain wasn’t as intense