Crossroads

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‘

of voices and fractured images overwhelmed her. Her head throbbed, threatening to split open. Scenes and memories flashed by. each one pushing her closer to the

The babies are gone.

did everything we could, but it was too

of color, and her mind was on the verge of collapse. “No!” she screamed, her voice raw with desperation. “You’re lying! Where my

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

“Hold her down!”

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

casting long, eerie

are

nurses swarmed around her, swiftly strapping her arms and legs to the cold metal bed frame with white restraints. A sedative coursed

against the restraints. “Let me go! Let me go she screamed,

gave them nickname. I bought them clothes… I was ready to be a mother… Tears welled up in her

grew weaker, and her eyes slowly

felt her consciousness fading, so

white Porsche in the accident wasn’t registered to her. The

it stolen

a phone, wallet, or any identification on her. The surgery fees haven’t been paid

hundred dollars a day. What

like her heart was being stabbed repeatedly, her flesh torn, bleeding, and the excruciating pain spread Through

Chapter 235

the noise around her. The medication took effect, plunging her into a deep

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

chaotic and jumbled. From the moment she married into the

her mind, and she took off, sprinting through the corridors of Wellington Villa. She searched every room, cranny, but then stopped

every nook and