Crossroads

Chapter 308

Stephanie hadn’t planned to spend the night there. But since it was Christmas, she thought she should at least have dinner with her aunt. However, as soon as she stepped into Diana’s house, she found herself unable to muster the courage to gu

inside.

“I… I have to go.” Stephanie suddenly froze at the doorway, her nerves on edge, her eyes fixed on the two urns in the large cabinet at the center of the house. Her voice turned hoarse and strained, and she quickly turned and ran

Diana followed behind her, startled by her sudden departure, and shouted, “Steffi, what’s wrong? Did something happen?”

Diana didn’t catch how pale Stephanie’s face had turned, but her hurried steps made it seem like she was running from something.

As the figure ahead grew smaller in the distance, Diana grew increasingly anxious and worried. She immediately dropped the fruit basket and supplements she was holding to chase after ber. But Diana couldn’t keep up with Stephanie’s pace. “Steffi, whatever trouble you’re in, you should tell me. I’m your aint. Don’t you trust me anymore?”

Diana’s father and sister had passed away, making Stephanie her closest kin. She had watched Stephanie grow up, always considering her the dearest person in her life. They had endured hard times together after leaving Reed Villa, relying on each other for many years, but now they seemed like strangers.

“No matter what I did before, I would never hurt you.” Diana’s voice was filled with sorrow, and her last words were coming out in a sob.

“Everyone says they won’t hurt me, but you kept me in the dark just because I didn’t ask doesn’t mean I didn’t know!” Stephanie stopped in her tracks, turned back, and faced her so–called family member, her voice trembling and rising in pitch from the intensity of her emotions. Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ ꜰindNʘvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

hold grudges, having disliked doing so since she was a child. Whether it was the Reed family, the Nelson family, or the sisters, Claire and Courtney, Stephanie told herself to ignore what she could tolerate and fight back against what she couldn’t. If she couldn’t fight, she’d

her soul turn hideous and twisted, causing her to lose

would suffer for it, but she felt that living for herself was

mother had been too weak to care for her much after giving birth,

talked back to her. She lowered her head and softly vowed. “Diana, after everything is settled,

Stephanie said, “Merry Christmas. Take good care of yourself, and don’t worry about me.”

stood at the doorway, she saw the two urns on the wooden cabinet in the living room. It was only then that she realized

coming over just now she was so thrilled that she had only thought

this time. She had heard that

said this could bring peace to their souls. She was filled with

thought for a while. Suddenly, she lifted her head and looked at the two urns on the cabinet with a skeptical expression.

mean…things aren’t settled

Eastwall Plaza. Unlike the beautiful and romantic lights of

right and saw the same young girl, about seven or eight years old, from the previous night, politely trying to sell a

look and walked away arrogantly. The girl timidly lowered her head

to be at eye level with the little girl, and gently asked,

for a moment?”

face. At first, she was too shy to speak. After a minute or

of roses in the little girl’s arms and said, “I want to buy all your roses, but I need

little girl’s face lit up with surprise. “You want to

boys buy roses to give to girls. He told me not to sell to girls. This was