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.

Fearful of being pulled back, she panicked and

back

be careful! Watch out for

Seeing her pregnant, pale, and scared, Diana couldn’t help but

dare to chase after her. She quickly grabbed her phone and

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

was muddied. She couldn’t think clearly

to the

to get to this

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

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

freaking blind one yelled. “I was driving just fine, and you

rain, how was I supposed to see you

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

minute. Her gaze

key still in u

the

she walked over, slid into the driver’s seat, and slammed

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

Chapter 213

and chased after

That’s my cart

tires spitting up grime as she shot down

take too much time. As soon as

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

it to the

fixed on

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

knuckles white with tension and fear. This was dangerous and even illegal, but she

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

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