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

is recovering nicely,” she immediately shared this

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

words were anxious and disjointed at times, and she seemed like

back tears welling up in her eyes. She knew Stephanie must be terribly frightened, trembling in panic all

to remain silent, as she dared not bring up

of them hoped Stephanie’s

existed in their dreams.

It pained Molly deeply to see lier like this. However, around 25 days later, Stephanie suddenly suggested having some

way forward.

than they

their comfort, she

cried tears of joy. Oscar remained as quiet as ever, but his expression visibly relaxed. Finally, they no longer had to worry about Stephanie’s mental health deteriorating,

reality, however, things might not have 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, the pillow

not wanting to worry them,

every day. Later, Scout might have known that Stephanie was living with her, so probably 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

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

her entering the house. However, his

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suspected it was because of the incident where Dans had dragged Stephanie out into the

for

actually did

with Dominick. Regardless of whether Diana had anything to do with the accident that day, without evidence, she was still Stephanie’s aunt,

could tell Diana was also feeling uneasy, so she would usually comfort her “With Oscar around, Steffi will recover quickly

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

by a woman in the car that day, Oscar suddenly said something inexplicable to

a moment. “How do you know?” Stephanie

Thypnotized her.”

a casual remark and didn’t bother

further, heading

for about two minutes, and then she

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

dare ask Stephanie about what happened on the day of the accident. Everyone