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.

suddenly clicking into place as her expression changed dramatically. She sat

hit her hard. Dominick had

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

‘habe‘ many times. His voice, like his personality, was gentle and pure, reminiscent of

sounded so natural, as if it were a

can’t Stephanie know?” Molly was

grabbing the antiseptic and ointment from the

quiet, with only Molly’s voice echoing in the

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

night soon

room door next to hers was slightly ajar, and inside, a woman

their entire conversation.

back. He’s really

A thin gauze curtain covered the right window, with the frint light from the streetlamp outside casting

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

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

a quarter to two in the morning, with the minute hand

Sleep cluded her.

faster, and

arrive sooner

like she had hoped for a miracle these

was back, everything would

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