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.

for Stephanie’s sake. Now, she wasn’t sure whom she was staying for

end, she pushed the matter to the back of

away.

reason for insisting on making

scolded by the director and sat disheartened by the fountain. Vincent approached her with a

at

she replied icily, Vincent, would you like a refreshing bath in the fountain?”

quickly stepping back from the fountain. Getting thrown

all along. Otherwise, Ms.

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

to contemplate seriously for a moment. “Stephanie, with your lack of diligence and scattered focus,

you then?

genuinely taken aback, momentarily rendered speechless.

several times. Concerned that something might be wrong with Molly in the afternoon, she quickly glanced at her phone.

eyes fell upon the screen, her

11:55 AM

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was a test message from Lucy-

“Who’s texting you!”

leaned in to look at her phone screen. Stephanie swiftly covered the screen with her hand, a reflexive action

heightened vigilance, his

silence, Vincent adopted a more

beside the fountain, Stephanie had turned off her phone screen. Lowering her head, she suddenly asked, “Vincent can

mentioned you were the weakest performer among the four, he replied truthfully, sensing she was concealing something important Stephanie gripped her phone tightly and rose,

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

sleep, perhaps due to her

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

no choice. Reluctant to always rely on Vincent, she had been diligently studying, setting alarms on her phone, and avoiding long hours of

was spacious, and Stephanie shared it with another model named Eloise Hall. Despite her reservations, Eloise stood out as the best

woke up at 7 pm, feeling

suddenly, the door emitted a soft