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.

she wasn’t

waste her prime years this way. In the end, she pushed the matter to the back of her mind for the

away.

for insisting on making this tim?”

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

expressionless, looking at his smug

teeth, she replied icily, Vincent, would you like a refreshing bath in the

words, quickly stepping back from the fountain. Getting thrown in would completely ruin

forget who’s been secretly helping you all along. Otherwise, Ms. Reed, you wouldn’t have

exactly am I supposed

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

I offer myself to you then? Stephanie

genuinely taken aback,

argument, but her phone in her coat buzzed several times. Concerned that something might be wrong with Molly

upon the screen, her expression

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a test message from

“Who’s texting you!”

leaned in to look at her phone screen. Stephanie swiftly covered the screen

vigilance, his brow furrowing

Vincent adopted a more serious

turned off her phone screen. Lowering her head, she suddenly

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

in silence. He dialed a number on his

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

advertising shoot left Stephanie’s team short of rooms. The original single rooms had to be converted into shared double rooms

the unfairness of being an outsider in this advertising shoot but felt she had no choice. Reluctant to always rely on Vincent, she had been diligently studying, setting alarms on her phone, and avoiding long hours of

it with another model named Eloise Hall. Despite her reservations, Eloise stood out as the best performer among

woke up at 7 pm, feeling somewhat

bathroom to wash up, when suddenly, the door emitted