Crossroads

Chapter 295

When Stephanie woke up the next morning, her right hand felt useless. Her right arm ached terribly, and she doubted she had the strength to hold cutleries.

A surge of resentment rushed to her head. She glared at the ceiling for a while, vowing that if she had a gun right now, she’d shoot a few big holes into it.

“If you can’t get the hang of it, you’re not going anywhere tonight, that voice echoed in her mind, sending her blood pressure soaring. Dominick, you bastard!”

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The club’s head shooting coach had even asked for her phone number. With a friendly expression, this burly coach told her, “Don’t forget to come next week.”

“Why?” she asked.

“Ms. Reed, don’t make it hard for me. The coach looked at her with pure eyes for so long that she eventually felt guilty and agreed.

Stephanie suddenly realized that Dominick had always been adept at bullying her. She hadn’t forgotten how he had deliberately hired two maids from poor rural areas to deal with ber when she lived at the Wellington Villa. The maids would look at her with innocent eyes and say pitifully. “Please don’t make it hard for us. Stephanie felt like if she didn’t comply, shed be struck by lightning.

Thinking about the past, a mixture of emotions surged through her.

Still filled with resentment, Stephanie brushed her teeth with her left hand, washed her face with her left hand, and scrolled/ through her phone with her left hand.

Now practically a cripple from last night’s exertion, all she wanted was to find some food to fill her stomach. Without eating her low blood sugar would make her mood even worse.

Stephanie quickly changed into casual clothes and prepared to head to a restaurant across from her apartment complex for breakfast.

rang. It was someone from the production team of the Innovate Group, an employee named Jack. “Ms. Reed,

overnight to verify it. It turned out to be true. She was

Stephanie had joined the group event out of boredom. These rich people had nothing better to do than to mess with small

the advertisement… In the end, Eloise was selected. His voice was shallow, hoping Stephanie wouldn’t care too much about the

“Why?” she asked.

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company policy. After all, Eloise is professional model with

boss was adamant that Stephanie shouldn’t be selected.

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and had been fighting. When bosses

but eventually ran out of things to say, leading to an awkward

said icily, then hung up. They

Dominick had said, “If you

promised her that she would get the advertisement. And she had foolishly spent the night with him.

darkened, feeling like she had

at a loss for

this morning. Good food could lift one’s spirits, and she was just starting to

mood.

saw a transfer of 60 dollars to

because it was from Dominick, and there was a message: [Bring me

a request, yet he made it sound like an

should I bring you breakfast?] She added a punching emoji

measure.

had seen it all and was not easily intimidated by a

Innovate Group office. You live here to be near me, don’t you? Don’t be so coy if you want

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he had moved to this old neighborhood,

message: [Vincent said you pushed yourself so hard

[Dominick, don’t

a dog, or money, but for you! Don’t think