Crossroads

Chapter 272

Stephanie had been in a daze lately. Ever since Molly had brought Scout’s son to see her last week, she hadn’t interacted with anyone else.

The whole world seemed to be bustling with their own business, but she felt like she had suddenly lost her direction.

She called Molly, hoping to ask her out to go shopping.

“Scott’s been working on a big project with the Innovate Group lately. He’s always on business trips, so he leaves Andy

dy with me. That little pump is so annoying. He takes up all my time!” Molly complained on the other end of the phone.

“Do you want to go shopping with me?”“”“

Molly, always prioritizing her best friend, thought for a moment and said, “Scott came back last night. He’s in his study now. Let me go talk to him Hold on. Don’t hang up..”

Molly was about to rush to the study to ask her boss for time off when the doorbell rang

Who would come here at this hour!

As a

a diligent employee, Molly was keenly aware of her duty and wen

went to open the door for the guest first.

The moment the door opened, both women were taken aback, staring at each other in surprise.

“Why are you standing at the door! Go make some coffice” Scott’s voice came from behind, snapping the two women back to reality

Hearing this, Molly forced a polite smile and said to the woman at the door, “Come in. 111 go make some coffer for you.”

She quickly prepared a pot of coffee in the living room and then quietly retreated.

As she left, she couldn’t help but sneak a glance at Scott,

“Why is Hayley here” she thought

she doing here?” Hayley was just as curious.

casually replied, “She’s

is your housekeeper! Molly? Hayley sounded incredulous. After all, Molly used to work for her, and she was

Since

Molly

curious. She glanced toward the kitchen and teased, “So, Scott, are you dating Molly!”

seemed to ignore her question. He called out towards the kitchen with a serious expression, “Ms. Snuggleton, Andy’s school just called about a parent–teacher conference. Head over there now, find out what’s going

been eavesdropping with her ear pressed against the wall when she heard her

wished. “Why me? It’s

as a servant, she had no say in the matter and couldn’t only say,

could hear the faint

promotion at the Innovate Group. She’s probably here to

quietly, emotionless.

together to lift the

empty house, she couldn’t muster any energy. So, she decided to go out for

leave the city, go somewhere new, or

Stephanie didn’t know what she was holding onto, but deep down, she knew she didn’t want to

not yet.

didn’t know if winter had come particularly early this year or if her body had become weaker, but early December had already made her feel

around the corner, and many shops had started

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Santa Claus figures.

many families out and about on this weekend, with parents and children

along the streets.

remember which alley she had strolled into, but suddenly, she heard the sounds of a struggle. She stopped, looking to her right in confusion.

fighting. The man, at least six feet tall with a burly build and tanned skin, held a thick metal

tall figure made it seem like such a

things didn’t go that way. The woman moved with incredible speed. Before Stephanie could even see clearly,

man’s attack.

wrist, targeting a precise point. The man’s face turned pale as his wrist went limp as if his bones had shattered. The iron rod fell to the ground with a

at the woman’s astonishing fighting skills, she recognized her side profile. It was the strange woman named Lucy she had met

the fight was over, Lucy extended her other hand and grabbed the man by the back of his neck. With shocking strength, she slammed his forehead against the wall over and over,

brutally broke his left arm. The sound of bones snapping was terrifying, and the man roared in agony. But Lucy

but accidentally kicked an empty soda