Crossroads

Chapter 248

Oscar and Molly were frantic, searching everywhere for Stephanie.

They had gone to Wellington Villa, but the guards only told them that Stephanie had been there and left

“She left?” Molly questioned urgently, grabbing the middle–aged guard. “When did she leave!”

The guard, clearly uninterested in dealing with her, replied dismissively, “About 20 minutes ago”

He glanced back at the security booth where two documents lay on the counter and, raising his voice in irritation, added, “She made a huge scene here, refusing to sign the divorce papers,”

“Divorce papers? Molly echoed, her brain struggling to process the information.

As soon as the words left her mouth, Oscar stepped forward, his cold demeanor radiating an intense aura. With a swift motion, he grabbed the guard’s collar with his left hand and delivered a hard punch with his right, causing the guard to wince in pain, his teeth stained with blood.

“Who the hell are you? The guard’s face twisted in agony as he bent over, coughing violently. Meanwhile, Molly watched in horror as he spat out a bloody tooth

She turned to Oscar, now understanding that when he said he and Dominick were equally injured the night before, he hadn’t been exaggerating. “Help! Someone come out! We have trouble at the gate the guard shouted into his radio in a panicked voice.

Oscar stood tall and unyielding at the gate of Wellington Villa, his face a mask of cold indifference. When Molly looked into his eyes, she saw a darkness and detachment that made her realize he was not a man to be trifled with

Molly, unable to match his composure, grabbed Oscar’s hand and pulled him towards their car. “Oscar, finding Steffi is more important right now. We can deal with this later.

Her words were a rushed plea, but Oscar complied. Once they were both in the car, Molly, her movements uncharacteristically quick, started the engine and sped away as if escaping a nightmare.

hard in her chest. After a while, the Wellington family’s head butler appeared and issued his orders. With that, the two or three dozen strong house staff retreated

Molly breathed a sigh of

puzzled. “What was that guard talking about, something about divorce

turned to the back seat where Oscar was sitting. “Do you know anything about this?” She paused, but before he could respond, Molly’s expression shifted to one of anger and

bullying! They use her and then discard her. How could they

wonder Oscar had resorted to violence,

all the places Stephanie might have gone, the Innovate Group’s offices, her old apartment, and even around the Nelson

no trace of her.

you watched her grow

Diana

also

might go!” Molly, at her

and grandfather, but since she got married, she never told me anything that made her unhappy, so I didn’t know,” she

we do now!” Molly hung up, feeling more distraught. “She’s so weak, and she didn’t have breakfast. Now, it’s already noon and she probably hasn’t eaten anything. Havencrest is so big, with so many people and cars. If she’s wandering around aimlessly, it be dangerous for her. What if she gets hit by a car and ends up in the hospital. She

was still in the back seat and urged him frantically, “Oscar, think of

to

he replied calmly, his face devoid of

again. “Those people from the Wellington family are really

think the surgery in Serenburg messed up his brain? What’s his deal! Does he really want to divorce Stephanie! Don’t forget, he was the one who shamelessly

and glanced at Oscar’s calm reflection in the rearview mirror from time to time. His composed demeanor, in stark contrast to her panic, only added to her frustration, and she finally

made an effort to reach out to Stephanie with his return. Love was such

was his role

He remained an enigma