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.

glancing nervously at the rearview mirror. She could see a large group of people pouring out of Wellington Villa, making her heart pound 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 in an

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she was still puzzled. “What was that guard talking about,

know anything about this?” She paused, but before he could respond, Molly’s expression shifted to one of

from the Wellington family are going too far! This is blatant bullying! They use her and then discard her. How could they bring this up now, knowing how fragile Stephanie is! They’re deliberately pushing her to the edge. Bastards!” She was so furious she couldn’t help but curse

resorted to violence,

figure out where Stephanie could be. They checked all the places Stephanie might have gone, the Innovate Group’s offices, her old

no trace of her.

watched her grow

Diana

also

might go!” Molly, at her wit’s end, called

would go to the cemetery to see her mother and grandfather, but since she got married, she never told me anything that made her unhappy, so I didn’t know,” she said the last part in a low voice, feeling very ashamed for never sharing Stephanie’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,

car over, she turned to Oscar, who was still in

went to

his face devoid of any

of Dominick, Molly’s temper flared again. “Those people from the Wellington family are really

Stephanie! Don’t forget, he was the one who shamelessly forced her

time. His composed demeanor, in stark contrast to her panic, only added to her frustration, and she finally fell

reach out to Stephanie with his return. Love

what was his role in all

He remained an enigma