Crossroads

Chapter 234

“What happened?‘

This feeling was so strange. Stephanie felt as if she had left her body, like a weightless soul floating in the air, unable to touch the ground. Her thoughts swirled in a panicked vortes.

All she could see was an endless expanse of white, a blank canvas mirroring the emptiness in her mind.

Suddenly, a memory flashed through, causing a splitting headache

There were many chaotic and sharp sounds coming through the thunder of heavy rain, the noisy and panicked voices of the crowd, the sounds of police cars and ambulance…

Then, she heard some medical personnel shouting anxiously as if they were calling for her.

Stephanie wanted to respond but found she couldn’t make a sound. Her entire body was out of control. Her limbs felt paralyzed, as if she were already dead.

The terror of near death consumed her. She floated in the air and saw a closed space, a cold operating table. The doctors and nurses around looked sullen. Blood was everywhere the sheets, their clothes, even the floor…

“We’re losing her!” someone shouted, “She’s losing too much blood.”

“She has a rare blood type. The blood bank is running dry…

“Her heart rate’s plummeting… Almost flatlining. Get the defibrillator, now!”

Seeing the panicked faces of the medical staff, suddenly, she no longer felt scared. She became calm and peaceful. But a person appeared in her

ips and murmured the name,

“Dominick.” Stephanie felt as if her body had become almost transparent. But she suddenly opened her lips “Dominick… Her consciousness began to blur as if her brain cells had suddenly lost energy. She struggled to remember. Who is Dominick?

She frowned thinking hard and feeling troubled.

The scene changed abruptly. A large funeral hall appeared, filled with people dressed in black. White wreaths lined the sides, creating a solemn and respectful atmosphere.

She heard the sound of someone crying and others sighing. The dames on the candles flickered ominously.

understand why these people were grieving. She slowly walked forward and saw a coffin.

a terrible memory had been awakened, her thoughts became chaotic.

He was dead. How could this

her voice trembling as she lunged toward the

she was overwhelmed with fear and despair, the scene

vibrant green lawn, a fairytale kindergarten was standing proudly in the distance. The

sun cast a warm glow, gradually calming

a group of three and four–year–olds were playing. They were all dressed in navy blue uniforms with little ties

she heard the kindergarten dismissal bell, and many parents came to pick up their children, holding their hands as

boys remained hand in

watched them intently, puzzled as to why

little boys turned to look at her. His delicate face was very handsome, and his big eyes

her.

in her heart. She crouched down

surprised by her action,

boy, but at that moment, the other

Chapter 234

ones looked exactly alike. They

“Momuny, why don’t

you

and innocent, his eyes welling up with tears, ready to fall at any

had struck her

did, it was like her soul was suddenly pulled away,

There were sounds around her, like the crisp clinking of metal instruments being handled by a

“Ah!”

through her abdomen, jolting her back

was met with

in a

creaked open. A nurse in a pale pink uniform entered, holding a medical record

started feeling uneasy around nurses. It might have been after she was attacked