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

Molly around noon. She cilled back, barely saying “hello” before Molly’s fierce

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

mind, Stephanie listened to the loud questions on the other end and couldn’t help but admire Molly’s swift reaction.

at the reading

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

refused to

you might not realize this, but your voice always sounds guilty when you lie. I don’t know how you’ve managed all this time. You’re just like

feeling that Molly had changed

nag, Stephanie signed, her voice heavy with the

seemed to start when she began working at the Roberts, Stephanie checked on her friend. “Molly, you said you were quitting your job

the other end of

hungry.” It was Andy’s

voice came through. “I just saw you eat three slices of pizza with my own eyes! How can

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

glanced at his round belly, clearly irritated. That’s because you

Molly asked, returning to

with Andy pestering Molly, quitting her job would not be easy.

make a great mom. For some reason, this thought made Stephanie feel a bit

picture herself as a good

apartment felt so cold and empty with just her in

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

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

of her few friends, and she hadn’t meant to rush him off that day. “I wonder if he’s

to target him? And if Vincent knew, then Dominick

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

believe I have your kids?”

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

a black

phone snapped her back to reality. She glanced at the caller

thought of him and hoped it was him,

Stephanie greeted

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