Crossroads

Chapter 233

Chapter 233

The taxi driver said, “There’s no way we can get to the international airport in half an hour! Look at this storm. The traffic ahead is all jammed up Plus, there’s a speed limit. It’s dangerous to drive too fast in this weather.

He glanced at her anxious face and soaked clothes. “You’re pregnant, ma’am. Don’t stand out here in

But Stephanie had no time to wait.

n the rain. Get in the car and wait it out.”

She was drenched by the rain, her face pale. She didn’t say anything but shook her head at the driver.

She gripped her phone tightly, her heart racing.

Dominick has multiple complications from the bullet fragments in his brain. It’s affecting his vision, hearing, and sensory nerves. He doesn’t have much time lef

“George is sending Dominick to Serenburg tonight. They claim he fell down the stairs and is in a deep coma. Grandfather doesn’t want us involved. You need to get to the international airport within half an hour. He needs you. Hurry…

They say you left while he was in a coma. Stephanie, how heartless can you be she thought these words.

The rain poured harder. Stephanie stood alone in the darkness, lost and empty, staring at the traffic jam and the hazy orange glow of the streetlights.

Her mind was blank. She didn’t know what to do.

Tears mingled with the rain, blurring her vision. A deep ache squeezed her heart.

Stephanie didn’t want to leave. It was George who forced her out.

She desperately wanted to go back, to see him again.

“Stephanie, don’t stay in the rain. Come back with me… A familiar voice, accompanied by hurried footsteps, approached her.

It was Diana. She’d thought Stephanie would hop in the taxi and be gone, but the look on Stephanie’s face had unsettled her. So she followed.

making her instantly wary. Fearful of being pulled back, she panicked and took off running without

back

Watch out

lived or died, but Stephanie was her niece. Seeing her pregnant, pale, and scared, Diana couldn’t help but regret calling George.

dare to chase after her. She quickly grabbed

Stephanie was cradling her swollen belly with one hand as she ran through the rain. Dirty water splashed up from the street, soaking her clothes. She was a mess. Exhausted,

think clearly

the international airport

to get to this place,

bit her trembling lips, suppressing the fear rising in

sharp sounds of an argument nearby grew louder, pulling her consciousness back. She looked up in confusion and saw two

yelled. “I was driving just fine, and you slammed right into

I supposed to see you stopped there! You better apologize, pal. Do you even know who I am? You’re gonna regret

had stopped in the alley, involved in a

watched them for a minute. Her gaze shifted to the Porsche with

key still in u

the

slid into the driver’s

she started the engine that the two squabbling drivers behind her noticed. One of them, a

Chapter 213

chased

my cart You’re stealing

white Porsche, tires spitting

too much time. As soon as the car came out from the alley, Stephanie sharply turned the steering wheel to the

with thunder and downpours continuing relentlessly, severely affecting traffic.

onto the highway. I can make it to the international airport in half an hour…

was fixed

her elbow, using her soaked sleeve to wipe away the tears welling up in her eyes. She hated

tension and fear. This was dangerous and even illegal, but she had no other

plunging into a dark alley behind a bar, Overturned trash cans littered the ground, their contents spilling out

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