Crossroads

e at the hospital treated Stephanie and Molly with utmost respect. He even moved. The biggest change after Oscar came back was that everyone. Stephanie to the exclusive VIP ward on the 12th floor and replaced the medical staff with more experienced specialists.

Siner Stephane had been in arendent and underwent abdominal surgery, this postpartum period was crucial for her recovery. It was essent for her to regain her health to avoid long-term complications.

When Oscar left the hospital, he still remained tight-lipped and simply toll Molly, "Stay with her,"

ething urgent to handle Molly save him hurnicilly walk away and decided not to disturb him, thinking that he must have something In the following days, she and Diana took turns caring for Stephanie. However, it was mainly Molly who stayed at the hospital while Diana cooked meals and brought them over. Matthew, who had previously been responsible for Stephanie's medical case, suggested that Molly should stay because Stephanie secmed less resistant to her.

Diana brought the meal over and stood at the door. She just stood there and glanced over at the bed from a distance. "Please take good care of her for me. I am also partly to blame for this, Diana said. She didn't go in, simply making her request to Molly without much explanation.

Molly nodded, took the insulated food container, and tactfully wisely choosing not to ask further questions, She figured that the mistake was done, and the most important thing now was to handle the situation and find a way to help Stepdunie recover. However, it was truly challenging. Stephanie refused to eat and only relied on nutrient IVs, which left her looking extremely weak and worn. Furthermore, she often had nightmares and, even when awake, stared blankly at the ceiling without speaking. For Stephanie, both sleeping and waking were a torment The only relief was that she would occasionally talk to Molly. Stephanie said, "Molly, I really hear that there were children crying. They are so scared. They cried so loudly. It was heart-wrenching Stephanie kept talking about children, insisting she heard babies crying. Molly was careful not to say anything that might upset her. As for when Stephanie started hearing the crying. Molly had no idea. It could have just been a nightmare. Other than talking about the children, Stephanie frequently mentioned the name Dominick It had been ten days since she was hospitalized, yet just as Diana said, no one from the Wellington family came to visit, which was really disheartening Regardless of the Wellington family's attitude, Molly believed that Duminick wouldn't abandon Stephanie. Molly had spent some time with him and saw that his love for Stephane was evident. He wouldn't just ignore her...

Molly poured half a bowl of oatmeal from the thermos to conl it down. Afterward, she took a spoon and approached the bed.

Feeling somewhat emotional today, she handed over the oatmeal and said persuasively. "Stephanie, if you drink this half bowl of oatmeal, I'll call Dominick for you right now" As expected, Stephanie on the bed showed some reaction upon hearing Dominick's name.

"You lost your previous phone, so I got you a replacement SIM card. It finally got activated today," Molly said while inserting the new card into the new phonr sure this Soon after, the information from the card appeared on the screen, and she immediately noticed a number saved as "Ice King". Molly was sure was Dominick's personal phone number

111 help you raise the bed so you can sit up and drink the oatmeal yourself... I'll call Dominick right now and get him to come back quickly. Molly said in a somewhat coaxing tour while Stephanie on the hospital bed hesitated.

"Stephanie, once Dominick is back, the problem will surely be solved. He can figure everything out, Molly added.

She knew Stephanie trusted Dominick deeply, given his abilities, which all of them had witnessed. Molly thought that once he came back, Mephanie would definitely get better.

Dominick's name was like a soothing balm to Stephanie, easing her anxiety. "Molly, don't worry about me. I'm fuse. F'in really fine... Stephanie hesitated as she took the bowl of oatmeal, her demeanor momentarily reverting to the strong- willed Ms. Reed. She murmured very softly as if Telling Molly, but more so to reassure herself.

Sering that Stephanie vermed slightly more spirited, Molly quickly dialed the number while silently praying for Dominick to return quickly and for the child to be found However, the reality was harsh. Dominick's personal phone was switched off, and the repeated voicemail prompts left Molly disheartened Her earlier courage seemed to have depleted, and she weakly asked, "Stephanie, does he have any other ways to be reached?"

Molly didn't want to keep dialing, as the mechanical prompts only made her feel more hopeless, Stephanie put the half bowl of oatmeal back on the bed tray, her face growing paler, and remained silent.

"Maybe he's dealing with something very urgent." Molly barely managed to utter a reassuring excuse, swiftly searching through the contacts to see if there was anyone else. Soon after, she found a familiar name, which was Vincent.

When she recalled that Vincent and Stephanie seemed to be quite close, she felt a glimmer of hope. As Molly dialed his number, she silently pleaded for him to answer.

When Vincent's phone was answered, Molly was excited to speak, but the voice on the other side angrily snapped first, "Stephanie, why are you calling met

"Are you calling because you can't find Dominick? Why are you even looking for him? Let me tell you, even if Dominick died from a failed surgery. he wouldn't need your concern.

"Stephanie, you must have a heart of stone. I told you to come to the airport, but you refused. Brad and the others said you insisted on leaving En when he was sick. You abandoned Dominick for your aunt. Is it because his love was too easy for you to take seriously, so you didn't cherish him?

have no regard for him, how dare you look for him now? Do you even know what love is! You are a curse, Stephanie! You bring bad luck to everyone around you!"

Since you Molly had no chance to speak as Vincent, seemingly provoked, furiously ranted and then abruptly hung up the phone.

In the meantime, Stephanie, lying on the hospital bed, looked extremely pale, her face almost transparently bloodless.All content is © N0velDrama.Org.

Vincent's angry voice was so loud that Stephanie must have heard it clearly, so Molly looked at her worriedly. But Stephanie didn't overreact. She just leaned quietly against the raised hospital bed.

"Stephanie..." Molly cautiously called out to her, thinking it was impossible for her to be this calm As she turned to-look around, her eyes fell on the plook heart monitor on the left side of the bed, which suddenly showed a sudden drop in Stephanie's heart rate.

Molly instantly panicked and rushed out of the ward, as all the doctors had warned her not to upset Stephanie any further.

"Molly, my head hurts. Stephanic, in her white hospital gown, sat curled up against the bed. She clutched her head with both her hands as her fingers dug deep into her scalp, all the while frantically pulling at her hair. Stephanie's voice was shaking as she said. "My head hurts so much...

's my fault they died. I caused Dominick's pain. It's all my fault. I deserve to die..."