Crossroads

Chapter 235

Chapter 235

“Dead?” Stephanie lay flat on the hed, her mind a haze, face pale, lips parched and cracked. In a raspy voice, she choked out the words “What do you. What do you incau, dead?”

“Your babies are gone. The impact from the crash was severe. You lost a lot of blood. By the time we got you into surgery, it was too late

Her thoughts scattered, unable to think.

“There was a massive downpour last night. Why were you driving so fast on the highway in your condition? It was reckless, not just for you but for everyone else…

“Your twins were full–term. When we delivered them, there was no sign of life. It’s a tragedy”

but she couldn’t understand a single word. Stephanie stared at him blankly, eyes vacant, watching his The doctor’s words kept repeating in her ears, lips move but unable to process the sounds they made.

“The stillborns are in the morgue. We did everything we could, but it was too late…

Stephanie couldn’t hold back her scream. “You’re lying! You’re all lying to me! Her heart felt like it was being crushed in a vice, than anything she could have imagined.

the

“This can’t be happening… This can’t be real… Her lips turned pale as she repeated the words, her heart racing uncontrollably. She couldn suppress the terror within her. This overwhelining fear invaded her soul, leaving her body cold,

‘My son kicked me. That’s fetal movement. The doctor said he’s quite active.

‘Dominick, you need to learn how to change diapers and make formula. You’re going to be a father soon…

‘George postponed his 80th birthday celebration. He wants to celebrate next month with the baby’s one–month party. The Wellington family hasn’t had a happy event in a long time. Everyone is looking forward to it‘

fractured images overwhelmed her. Her head throbbed, threatening to split open. Scenes and memories flashed by.

The babies are gone.

could, but

of color, and her mind was on the verge of collapse. “No!” she screamed, her voice raw with desperation.

yanking out the IV from her hand and lunging at the doctors and nurses around her, digging her nails into their arms,

“Hold her down!”

extremely unstable. Increase the dose of the sedative. We need to get her under control before she does any

casting long, eerie

are

cold metal bed frame with white restraints. A sedative coursed through her veins

as her body struggled against the restraints. “Let me go! Let me go she screamed,

them clothes… I was ready to be a mother… Tears welled up in her eyes, and

end, her voice grew

fading, so tired

cars. “Traffle just called back. The white Porsche in the accident wasn’t registered

it stolen

or any identification on her. The

hundred dollars a day.

she heard the words “stillborns“, it felt like her heart was being stabbed repeatedly, her flesh torn, bleeding, and the excruciating pain

Chapter 235

around her. The medication took effect, plunging her into a deep coma and temporarily numbing the pain. It

dreamed of the Reed family, her deceased mother and grandfather, and the

and jumbled. From the moment she married into the Wellington family, her

Wellington Villa. She searched every room,

every nook and

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