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,

another cold! Do you have a fever? Do you have any medicine at home?”

mind, Stephanie listened to the loud questions on the other end and couldn’t help but admire Molly’s swift reaction. Her few months working as a

hand, Stephanie stared at the reading of 100.76 degrees. She

it’s a mild fever, use physical coolings, drink plenty of water, and rest. If it goes over 102.2 degrees, get to the hospital immediately

taken aback but stubbornly refused to admit it, “I’m

realize this, but your voice always sounds guilty when you lie. I don’t

tirade continued while Stephanie quietly listened, feeling that Molly had

nag, Stephanie signed,

working at the Roberts, Stephanie checked

on the other end of the line

I’m hungry.” It was

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

in a sweet, innocent voice. “But my tummy is still hungry. It’s growling. Listen, you can hear it.”

round belly, clearly irritated. That’s because you overate.”

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

paused. She silently hung up, realizing that with Andy pestering Molly, quitting her job would not be

would make a great mom. For some reason, this thought

picture herself as a

small apartment felt so cold and empty with just

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

a while.” She missed seeing

and she hadn’t meant to rush him off that day. “I wonder if he’s mad?” Probably

didn’t dare tell him about Lucy. What if Lucy decided to target him? And

in the bowl, repeating his name over and over, lost in thought.

you believe I have

asking who I am. Just cooperate and don’t ask

a black Ferrari

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

of him and hoped it was

was Diana. Stephanie greeted

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