Crossroads

Chapter 282

“Absolutely

ly not! You’re not allowed to quit” When Andy returned home from school and heard Molly mention about quitting while Scott remained calm without saying a word, he rushed into the study and voiced his strong opposition in his childish tone.

Molly turned to glare at him. ‘Andy, who asked for your opinion?

Ignoring her, Andy threw himself around Scott’s leg, raising his little head with bright, questioning eyes. “Dad, she signed that contract, didn’t she? The one that says she can’t leave?”

Scott raised an eyebrow slightly, giving Molly a meaningful glance.

Molly felt a mix of heartache and frustration. What a schemer!

She had rushed into signing that contract earlier as she was more concerned about gathering information on the Wellington family and Dominick for Stephanie. Hence, she hadn’t bothered to scrutinize the contract details before signing

She sighed deeply and tried to explain in a sincere tone, “Well…I’ve found another job that suits me, so I hope you won’t make things difficult for

me,”

“Do you feel pressured here!” Scott suddenly countered.

Molly looked up, meeting his thoughtful gaze. Her expression turned awkward, and she quickly looked away, avoiding meeting his eyes.

Andy couldn’t accept it and was visibly upset. “How can you secretly find someone else out there? What about Dad and me!”

What kind of logic was that?

Molly hesitated for a second, unsure how to respond to Andy’s questioning.

Andy frowned deeply, pouting and hanging his head low. Despite being only five years old, he usually seemed so sensible and composed, and Molly hadn’t expected him to suddenly be so restless

The matter was left unresolved in the end.

As Molly left, she glanced back at Roberts Villa with mixed feelings.

Now, she wasn’t

she pushed the matter to the

away.

reason for insisting

director and sat disheartened by the fountain. Vincent approached her with a smirk, full of curiosity. “Is

expressionless, looking at

would you like a

from the fountain. Getting thrown in would completely ruin his

you all along. Otherwise, Ms. Reed, you wouldn’t have been able to stay

clouded her thoughts, regarded him with disdain. “How exactly am I supposed to express my gratitude to you, Mr. Hayes?” Her tone emphasized “Mr. Hayes”

for a moment. “Stephanie, with your lack of diligence and scattered focus, it’s truly challenging for

offer myself to you then? Stephanie retorted, her frustration evident.

looked genuinely taken aback,

buzzed several times. Concerned that something might

eyes fell upon the screen, her expression immediately turned

11:55 AM

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was a test message from Lucy-

“Who’s texting you!”

look at her phone screen. Stephanie swiftly covered the screen with

vigilance, his brow furrowing

Vincent adopted a more serious tone. “Stephanie, is something

phone screen. Lowering her head, she suddenly asked, “Vincent can you really help me

were the weakest performer among the four, he replied truthfully, sensing she was concealing something important Stephanie gripped her phone tightly and rose, declaring. I’m heading back to the hotel to rest. Got a cold to recover

her, watching her departure in silence. He dialed a number on his phone. “Help me

and quickly fell into a deep sleep, perhaps due to her recent troubles or the lingering effects of

and the Innovate Group’s rushed advertising shoot left Stephanie’s team short of rooms. The original single rooms had to be converted into shared

had no choice. Reluctant to always rely on Vincent, she had been diligently studying, setting alarms on

and Stephanie shared it with another model named Eloise Hall. Despite her reservations, Eloise stood out as the best performer among them. However, her ambitious nature

p.m., the director summoned them all. Thus, Stephanie woke up

suddenly, the door emitted