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.

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

back

careful! Watch out for

admitted she was selfish. She didn’t care if Dominick lived or died, but Stephanie was her niece. Seeing her pregnant, pale,

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

hand as she ran through the rain. Dirty water splashed up from the street, soaking her clothes. She was a mess. Exhausted, she finally stopped, leaning against a storefront, gasping for

think clearly straight, as if everything

to get to the international airport in

to get to this

the tears in her eyes and bit her trembling lips, suppressing the fear rising in

She looked up in confusion and saw two drivers shouting at each other in

driving just fine, and you slammed

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

stopped in the alley, involved in a rear–end

minute. Her gaze shifted to the Porsche with the key Ignition and the

key still in u

the

walked over, slid into

drivers behind her noticed. One of them, a haughty woman in

Chapter 213

and chased after the

That’s my cart You’re stealing my

spitting up grime as she shot down the

jammed. Taking the regular route would take too much time. As soon as the car came out from the alley, Stephanie sharply turned the steering wheel to the right, driving

relentlessly, severely affecting traffic. All the nearby shops had closed, and there were no pedestrians on the

it to the international airport in half an hour… I can

fixed on the

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

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

alley behind a bar, Overturned trash cans littered the

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