Crossroads

Chapter 289

Chapter 289

These past few days had been particularly exhausting.

Three days passed before the results of the Innovate Group advertisement came out, leaving Stephanie anxious and waiting. As soon as she returned to her room at 402 from her trip, she collapsed into bed, her mind a chaotic mess, filled with a sense of wanting to escape.

She wondered. Who exactly is Lucy? What if I can’t land the Innovate Group ad? Why did she make me participate in the ad audition? And why was I told to stay away from Vincent!

These questions and more tormented her mind, turning into nightmares that felt like endless mazes with no way out.

“Stephanie, don’t make me angry.

“Don’t do things you shouldn’t, and stay away from those men because I don’t like it.”“

She jolted awake, lying flat on her bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

She felt sluggish, and Dominick’s voice echoed in her head. It was low and grumbling, filled with irritation, just like when he used to get mad at her.

Dreaming of her life in Wellington Villa surprisingly made her nostalgic.

Stephanie turned her head towards the window. The sky was a murky gray, making it hard to tell if it was morning or evening

“Achoo!” A cold wind had blown in, making her shiver. She quickly got up, grabbed a thick coat, and wrapped it around herself. She guessed that the cold had woken her up.

Stephanie hurried to shut the window tightly. Looking out, she saw that the streetlights in the neighborhood below were lit. It was already evening.

They had taken a flight back at dawn and arrived in Havencrest by around 8 AM. She was so tired that she forgot to turn on the heater. She grabbed a few tissues to cover her nose and realized she had caught a cold again

a missed call from Molly around noon. She cilled back, barely saying “hello” before

have a fever? Do you have any medicine

but admire Molly’s swift reaction. Her few months working as

left hand, Stephanie stared at the reading of

think I don’t know you’re lying. Molly snapped. “If it’s a mild fever, use physical coolings, drink plenty of water, and rest. If it goes over 102.2 degrees, get to the

refused to admit it, “I’m fine.

you lie. I don’t know how you’ve managed all this time. You’re just like

tirade continued while Stephanie quietly listened, feeling that Molly had changed and

old nag, Stephanie

about Molly’s transformation, which seemed to start when she began working at the Roberts, Stephanie checked

the other end of

It

you eat three slices of pizza with my own eyes! How can you still. be hungry? Go find something else to

my tummy is still hungry.

clearly irritated. That’s because you overate.”

what were you saying?” Molly asked, returning to the phone.

up, realizing that with Andy pestering Molly,

mom. For some reason, this thought made Stephanie

herself as a good

small apartment felt so cold and empty

chowder on her phone and ate absentmindedly at the coffee table. The TV in front of her was playing some entertainment news, and suddenly, she thought of another

for a while.” She missed seeing his name in the latest gossip.

hadn’t meant to rush him off that day. “I wonder if he’s

tell him about Lucy. What if Lucy decided to target him? And if Vincent knew, then Dominick would surely find

She placed her spoon back in the bowl, repeating his name over and over, lost in thought.

you believe I have

and don’t ask questions. I’m just informing you.”

Wellington drove a

ring from her phone snapped her back to reality. She glanced at the caller ID,

him and hoped

Diana. Stephanie

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