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.

on his side, staring at her

Stephanie seemed to have been

and his gaze somehow made Stephanie’s eyes well up

so worried about

unable to hold back the tears. “Please, just get better. I’m scared… I don’t know what

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

Chapter 116

feeling a

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

side watched them with shock, lowering

she shouldn’t be in

the doctor,” she

to her, not a single word. As she walked out of the room, she heard him murmur helplessly, “You are crying a

she turned back

to really

is woman….

she bumped into another man at the door. “Hayley, have you seen a woman…”

eyes darted across the room, finding the familiar

“Well done, Stephanie. You tied up the nurse? Don’t think I won’t dare

on?” the man on the bed frowned deeply, his voice hoarse

a beat. Suddenly, his face lit up with excitement. “Dominick! You’re awake!

His voice was full of disbelief, not

flushed with embarrassment, and she quickly turned around, wiping away the tears at the corners

more. It was driving her nuts. Why was she getting

like this, he’d definitely

embarrassed expression and couldn’t help but

to his surprise. Hayley, standing beside him, wore a complex expression but nudged him playfully with her elbow.

girl with the pocket watch,” Vincent

tugging at her lips. “It’s really

don’t get

and nurses rushed in, their faces lighting up with joy as they saw the man on the bed awake. “Mr.

examination. The pain wasn’t as intense anymore. His external injuries