Crossroads
Chapter 134
Chapter 134
Sleep evaded her.
Stephanie tossed and turned in her bed, her movements restless, as if burdened by unspoken thoughts that kept her from drifting into
slumber.
“Stephanie.”
On the other side of the bed, Dominick noticed her agitation, finally unable to resist calling her name in a deep, subdued tone.
Immediately, Stephanie settled down.
Yet, within moments, she shifted again.
“Dominick, are you having trouble sleeping?” Her voice was clear and unwavering, betraying her own alertness despite the late hour.
The faint light from the bedside lamp cast a soft glow on Stephanie’s profile. She harbored a genuine fear of the dark.
“Dominick, can I ask you something?”
With evident inner conflict, Stephanie edged closer to Dominick, her tone betraying a hint of urgency as she posed another question.
He remained silent, his gaze fixed on her, prompting her to hesitate in her subsequent words.
“That year, during our high school graduation trip… You were our assistant teacher. Did you… Did you attend that trip?”
She asked cautiously, as if wary of touching upon sensitive matters.
“No,” Dominick replied bluntly.
Stephanie furrowed her brow suddenly, visibly perplexed. “But that’s impossible. Kevin said…”
“What did he say?”
you…” Her eyes searched Dominick’s face intently, a mixture of doubt and suspicion coloring her voice. “It couldn’t have been yo
Meanwhile, Dominick lowered his eyes subtly, offering no further explanation.
“Have you heard anything about the incidents during the trip that year?”
events, her voice laden with gravity, oblivious to his puzzled
only time my father ever helped me was likely due to that scandal, though it was also to protect the Reed
pressed her lips lightly, reluctant to continue, remaining silent for a long while as she tried to ease
I was unfortunate enough to get separated from my classmates on the mountainside. Suddenly, five
Dominick froze momentarily.
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her side, her face reflecting deep thought. Suddenly, she clasped his arm with both hands and
him.
“I heard gunshots.
you who saved me
her cheek resting against his arm before
lowered his gaze to the woman nestled beside him, his thoughts mingling
didn’t you
gaze directly. “Dominick, why didn’t you tell me
at 11 PM. On any other day, he would have likely still been in his study, but tonight he felt
through his brain, and he
seemed
Yet, her determination persisted.
responded in a
time she recalled the events of that year, those scenes resurfaced vividly. “Stephanie, I’m angry that you accepted Kevin’s
her and the other
long could he hate
hatred weighed heavily
holding Stephanie responsible for every misstep, convinced she owed him, demanding her repayment for
for you
wait was in vain; eventually, he realized it was all
recognize him for
comprehend his demands
injured that day? Faced with armed bandits, how
the sounds of struggle, gunfire, and cries of pain echoing in the darkening
acrid scent of blood. She knew the man who had
to do something for him,
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the possibility that her
whispered, “I’ve been seeking answers,
expect from
calm, tinged with a
repay you.” She blushed
you did. He claimed
About Crossroads - Chapter 134
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