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?”
certain events, her voice laden with gravity, oblivious to
me was
continue, remaining silent for a long while as she tried to ease her
you hadn’t seen it yourself. It was at sunset that day when I was unfortunate enough to get separated from my classmates on the mountainside. Suddenly, five or six bandits from a mountain village attacked me. They dragged me down the hillside, pounced on me, and tore my clothes. I was terrified and fought desperately to
Dominick froze momentarily.
Chapter 134
reflecting deep thought. Suddenly, she clasped
him.
“I heard gunshots.
who saved
words paused, her cheek resting against his arm before she added insistently, “I
woman nestled beside him,
you tell
raised her head, meeting his gaze directly. “Dominick, why didn’t you tell me that
any other day, he would have likely still been in his study, but tonight he felt a
exhausted, and a dull ache pulsed through his brain, and he avoided dredging up memories
seemed suspended for
Yet, her determination persisted.
angry,” Dominick responded
those scenes resurfaced vividly. “Stephanie, I’m angry
her and the other part, bluntly put, was his hatred
long could he hate her
hatred weighed heavily
hatred towards her consumed him completely, holding Stephanie responsible for every misstep, convinced she owed him, demanding her repayment for a lifetime, no matter the
you to acknowledge
vain; eventually, he realized it was all a
recognize
struggling to comprehend his demands for contrition and reconciliation, but
day? Faced with armed
the sounds of struggle,
accompanied by the acrid scent of blood. She knew the man who
longed to do something for him, but fear
Chapter 134
by the possibility that her
his arm, she whispered,
you expect from me?
was calm, tinged
repay you.”
credit for what you did. He claimed he saved me, and I
About Crossroads - Chapter 134
Crossroads is the best current series of the author Novelxo. With the below Chapter 134 content will make us lost in the world of love and hatred interchangeably, despite all the tricks to achieve the goal without any concern for the other half, and then regret. late. Please read chapter Chapter 134 and update the next chapters of this series at booktrk.com