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.

instantly wary. Fearful of being pulled back, she panicked and took off

back

careful! Watch out

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

Diana didn’t dare to chase after her. She quickly grabbed her phone and called

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,

couldn’t think clearly straight, as if everything was

to get to the

get

in her eyes and bit her trembling lips, suppressing the fear rising in her chest. “Stay calm,” she whispered to herself. “I

nearby grew louder, pulling her consciousness back. She looked up in confusion and saw two drivers

one yelled. “I was driving

jerk! It’s pouring rain, how was I supposed to see you stopped there! You better apologize, pal.

stopped in the alley, involved in a rear–end collision, and the drivers were

for a minute. Her gaze shifted to the Porsche with

key still in u

the

slid into the driver’s seat, and slammed the

wasn’t until she started the engine that the two squabbling drivers behind her noticed. One of them, a haughty woman in designer

Chapter 213

chased after

cart You’re

tires spitting up grime

much time. As soon as the car

affecting traffic. All the

the back roads and get onto the highway. I can make it to the international airport in half

was fixed on the

using her soaked sleeve to wipe away the tears welling up in her eyes. She hated crying. Her ahead. She had

steering wheel, knuckles white with tension and fear. This was dangerous and even

plunging into a dark alley behind a bar, Overturned trash cans littered the

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