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

phone showed a missed call from Molly around noon. She cilled back,

caught another cold! Do you have a fever? Do you have any

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 nanny for the Roberts family seemed to have given her some

an electronic thermometer in her left hand, Stephanie stared at the reading of 100.76 degrees. She hesitated for two seconds. “No fever”

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

refused to

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

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

and more like an old nag, Stephanie signed,

Roberts, Stephanie checked on her friend. “Molly, you said you

end of the line increased.

It

saw you eat three slices of pizza with my own eyes! How can you still. be hungry?

sweet, innocent voice. “But my tummy is still hungry. It’s growling. Listen,

clearly irritated. That’s because you

were you saying?” Molly asked, returning

Andy pestering Molly, quitting her

think, “Molly would make a great mom. For some reason, this thought made Stephanie feel a bit down.

herself as

and empty

ate absentmindedly at the coffee table. The TV in front

been in the tabloids for a while.” She missed seeing his name

hadn’t meant to rush him off that day. “I wonder if he’s mad?” Probably not. He was pretty easygoing.

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

in the bowl, repeating his name over

believe I have your

who I am. Just cooperate and don’t ask questions. I’m just

drove a black

reality. She glanced at the caller ID, feeling a twinge of disappointment.

and hoped it was him, but

Diana. Stephanie greeted

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