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.

Stephanie, making her instantly wary. Fearful of being pulled

back

careful! Watch

died, but Stephanie was her niece. Seeing her

end. Diana didn’t dare to chase after her. She

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

couldn’t think clearly straight, as

the

just wanted to get

bit her trembling lips, suppressing the fear rising in her chest. “Stay calm,” she

sharp sounds of an argument nearby grew louder, pulling her consciousness back. She looked up in confusion and saw two drivers shouting at each other in the

blind one yelled. “I was driving

jerk! It’s pouring rain, how was I supposed to see you

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

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

key still in u

the

slid into the driver’s

the engine that the two squabbling drivers behind her noticed. One of

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and chased

cart

white Porsche, tires spitting up grime

that the nearby highways were all 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

downpours continuing relentlessly, severely affecting traffic. All the nearby shops had closed, and there were

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

was fixed on the

raised her elbow, using her soaked sleeve to wipe away the tears welling up in her

white with tension and fear. This was dangerous

alley behind a bar, Overturned trash cans littered the ground,

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