Crossroads

Chapter 245

The passed quickly, and Molly had been working as a maid for the Roberts family for a month now. The job itself was relatively easy, but every thur she saw Scott’s harmless sille, she couldn’t help bust curse inwardly

“Ms. Smiggleton, Anssly has greatly benefited from your care. He’s been in such a cheerful mond lately, thanks to you?

Molly maintained a poker face and said nothing

“However, I can see you’re an honest prisons who works diligently anal ant just for money. So, this month, let’s just pay you a basic salary in avoid putting any pressure du you with bonuses,”

pressure my assi i want the money Molly thought angrily, but wondly she remained silent, though her expression dulled slightly.

“By the way, did you find the cookies I gave you earlier tasty?

Molly mudded stilly.

“Did you eat a lot of them?“

She hesitated for a moment. “I finished them.

“Very good”

Scott complimented her with a meaningful glance, then calmly added, “If you happen to have an upset stomach tonight, do give me a call. There care sull plenty of boxes at home. Those cookies have been siting for a while; I’m not sure if they’re expired”

Molly’s expression froze in disbelief, with crumbs of the cookies still lingering on her lips.

“This bastard!” she thought furiously. She really wanted to quit this job right then and theret

sking three

For a whole month, she had endured humiliation and carried heavy burdens taking care of the child, doing household chores, cooking t meals a day – all of which were minor compared to dealing with the despicalde father and son of the Roberts family.

However, one thing gave her some satisfaction. She had managed to incover some useful information while being undercover in Roberts Villa..

“Theard Dominick’s surgery at Aurorasia went very w

nicely,” she

of the hospital for over 40 days now. During the past few weeks, she would often wake up drenched in cold sweat, her hands and feet icy. She would clutch Molly’s hand tightly, mentioning how she heard a baby crying in the operating room that

disjointed at times, and she seemed like she was not

her bedside, watching her like this every time, unable to hold back tears welling up in her eyes. She knew Stephanie must be terribly frightened,

as she dared not bring

children. Both of them hoped Stephanie’s children were fine, but

existed in their dreams.

almost 20 pounds suddenly. It pained Molly deeply to see lier like this. However, around 25 days later, Stephanie suddenly suggested having some extra food herself. She said she needed to regain her strength and think

way forward.

than they

need their comfort, she was

ever, but his expression visibly relaxed. Finally, they no longer had to worry

been as optimistic as they appeared. One morning, before Molly left the house, she went to ask Stephanie if there was anything special she wanted to eat, only to find her lying quietly in bed. She tiptoed forward and saw Stephanie still sweating profusely,

out loud, perhaps not wanting to worry them, or maybe she was forcing

out of a guilty conscience, he told her she didn’t have to come over for two days over the weekend, saying he needed some freedom. Molly was touched a little. but he still sounded

reassured. He was a very neticulous person, and she discovered that even his cooking skills were masterful. In comparison, what she

her entering the house. However, his attade remed more

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was because of the incident where Dans had dragged Stephanie out

for

actually did most

do with

an inshakable sense of guilt on her face. Molly could tell Diana was also feeling uneasy, so she would usually comfort her “With Oscar around, Steffi will recover quickly Time is the best

Oscar would pour the supplements down the toilet bowl and Bush it away every time. It defn’t seem

car that day, Oscar suddenly said

do you know?” Stephanie didn’t

Thypnotized her.”

a casual

heading

she became emotional “Does this mean someone had an

he wasn’t one to talk too much, so Molly

of the accident. Everyone had some avoidance mentality,