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.

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.

a

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

know anything about this?” She paused, but

They use her and then discard her. How could they

resorted

anxious, Molly scanned the area as she drove, desperately trying to figure out where Stephanie could be. They checked all the places Stephanie

no trace of her.

Reed, you watched

Diana

also

you have any idea where she might go!” Molly, at her wit’s end, called Diana in a

worried when she heard that Stephanie was missing. She thought seriously for a while and said, “Whenever she was unhappy. she would go to the cemetery to see her mother and grandfather, but

have breakfast. Now, it’s already noon and she probably hasn’t eaten anything. Havencrest is so big, with so many people and cars.

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

to find

he replied calmly, his

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

in Serenburg messed up his brain? What’s his deal! Does he really want to divorce Stephanie! Don’t

as she drove and glanced at Oscar’s calm reflection in the rearview mirror from time to time. His

fathom why Dominick hadn’t made an effort to reach out to Stephanie with his return. Love was such a

his role

He remained an enigma