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.

Diana’s voice startled Stephanie, making her instantly wary. Fearful of being pulled back, she panicked and

back

be careful! Watch

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

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

rain. Dirty water splashed up from the street, soaking her clothes. She

was muddied. She couldn’t think clearly straight,

get to the international airport

to get to this place,

rising in her chest. “Stay calm,” she whispered

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

blind one yelled. “I was driving just fine,

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

in a rear–end collision, and

streaming down her cheeks as she watched them for a minute. Her gaze shifted to the Porsche with the key

key still in u

the

walked over, slid into the driver’s seat,

that the two squabbling drivers behind her noticed. One of them, a haughty

Chapter 213

chased after

cart You’re stealing

Porsche, tires spitting up grime as she shot down the darkened

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

brewing since morning, with thunder and downpours continuing relentlessly, severely affecting traffic. All the nearby shops had

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

was fixed

the tears welling up in her eyes. She hated crying. Her ahead. She

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

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

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