Crossroads

Chapter 231

Chapter 231

“Where is Stephanie?”

Dominick woke up much earlier than expected. He nearly gave everyone a heart attack when he passed out. Fortunately, he regained consciousnes

now

However, the first thing he said upon waking was her name. Sandra and the others stood by the bed, exchanging troubled glances, looking quite complex and uneasy.

“Where is Stephanie?”

He lay pale and weak on the hospital bed, eyes closed, an IV line anaking from his right hand. Every ounce of strength had drained from him, but at least the pounding in his head had eased,

There were some noisy sounds around him, but he knew she wasn’t there.

Sandra stepped closer, her nerves on edge. They usually feared Dominick, but tonight, they were especially cautious. She spoke sofily. “Diana had called and…

“Where is she?f

Dominick’s pale face turned grim as he sensed something was wrong. He immediately opened his eyes, his hoarse voice sounding particularly

eerie.

Sandra flinched at his sudden intensity.

She bit her lip and lowered her head, not daring to look directly at him, “Mrs. Wellington just left. She said she was going to Diana’s place,” she managed to say and tried to be calm.

“Impossible,” he retorted coldly, his voice firm in denial.

Why is it impossible?” The servants at the doorway quickly stepped aside, and George entered, leaning on

she?” Dominick insisted. “Give her back to

frail body. He gritted his teeth and roared. “How could the Wellingtons produce such a useless man like you? You’re sick, yet all you can

to throb with a dull pain. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Suddenly, he swiftly yanked out the needle from the back of his right hand with his left hand, propping

the servant by

“Get away!”

and shaky as he tried to sit up, his voice a raspy growl. Even though he was sick

the bed with a cane, George grew

Dominick’s stubbornness and

you! Let him kill himself! Don’t lift a

continued, and they just watched

in a fragile state, with

blurred, and he couldn’t see anything. Fear

missed a step and lost his balance, tumbling down the

react, and his voice filled with terror

looked at Dominick’s tall frame lying motionless at the bottom of the stairs. Blood trickled from a gash on his forehead, staining his already pale face. An

and his heart raced wildly.

Chapter 231

pain clawed at his heart, stealing his breath and his

The familiar |

his father… How could he

over here

he looked at the lifeless body. He then quickly shouted, “Get the first aid

raged on, the sky dark with swirling clouds. The weather was brutal, with lightning striking and thunder

lightning through the window, turning her pale. Her heart

be pointless. Her eyes

didn’t know how he was doing. Please, you

slowed to a stop, the driver softly clicked the door unlocked, Stephanie instantly threw the door open, eager to escape the confined space.

there, clutching an umbrella, looking like

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