Crossroads

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?”

about certain events, her voice laden with gravity, oblivious to his

ever helped me was likely due to that scandal, though it was also to protect

remaining silent for a long

that day when I was unfortunate enough to get separated from my classmates on the mountainside. Suddenly, five

Dominick froze momentarily.

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Stephanie slept on her side, her face reflecting deep thought.

him.

“I heard gunshots.

who saved

against his arm before she added insistently, “I krlow you

the woman nestled beside him,

didn’t you

her head, meeting his gaze directly. “Dominick, why didn’t you tell

11 PM. On any other day, he would have likely still been in his study, but tonight he felt

ache pulsed through his brain, and he avoided dredging up memories of

the tranquil night, time seemed suspended for a

Yet, her determination persisted.

responded

that year, those scenes resurfaced vividly. “Stephanie, I’m angry that you accepted Kevin’s pursuit without reason, I’m angry that you

was only partially known to her and the other part, bluntly put, was his hatred for

could he

of hatred

completely, holding Stephanie responsible for every misstep, convinced she owed him, demanding

you to acknowledge your mistake

wait was in vain; eventually, he realized it was

she didn’t recognize him

struggling to comprehend his demands for contrition

Faced with armed bandits,

sounds of struggle, gunfire,

blood. She knew the man who had come to her rescue

to do something for

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possibility that her actions

tightly to his arm, she whispered, “I’ve been seeking answers, trying to

you expect from me?

was calm, tinged with a

here to repay

credit for what you did. He claimed he