Crossroads

Chapter 246

It was past one in the morning, and the neighborhood was silent.

Yet, the living room of our apartment was brightly lit. Molly quickly retrieved a first aid kit, her brows furrowing as she stared at Oscar, who was covered in injuries. She fell into deep thought

He had actually gone and fought with Dominick

Judging by the severity of his injuries, the fight must have been brutal.

“Do you need my help?” she asked, noticing that he seemed to have wounds on his back as well.

“No”

Oscar’s curt refusal came with an air of indifference. Despite being covered in injuries, he remained unfazed, his expression calm as if he didn’t feel any pain at all

“Why did you two start fighting?”

With her gentle nature,

she couldn’t bear to see Oscar’s handsome, pale face marred by bruises and blood; it pained her.

Molly suddenly felt a surge of anger. She remembered that Dominick was skilled in fighting, and Oscar, with his thin, calm demeanor, didn’t stand a chance. This was outright bullying from Dominick’s end!

“He didn’t get off easy either Oscar seemed to sense her thoughts. Without lifting his head, he spoke slowly and deliberately.

Molly followed up with a question, her brain suddenly clicking into place as her expression changed dramatically. She sat down urgently beside Oscar, her voice filled

her

soft voice, he told her, “Don’t let Babe know Molly paused, struck by a dare before

say ‘habe‘ many times. His voice, like

Oscar called “Babe“, it lacked any passionate undertones but sounded so natural, as if it were

can’t Stephanie

ointment from the table before heading to the

was quiet, with only Molly’s voice echoing in

glanced at the clock on the wall, which told her it was late into the dead of night, With

night soon

that the guest room door next to hers was

their entire conversation.

He’s really back, she

guest room, Stephanie stared blankly at the window. A thin gauze curtain covered the right window, with

had the new curtain installed, he knew she would be startled if it was too bright and scared if it was too dark.

were getting chilly. Stephanie curled up against the headboard, hugging her knees, and looked

two in the morning,

Sleep cluded her.

time would pass faster, and that dawn would

arrive sooner

the clock hand, always hoping, just like she had hoped for a

back, everything would be

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