Crossroads

Chapter 298

In the end, Molly got into his car and went to his home with him

The car drove smoothly. There were three of them inside. Molly and Chloe were in the back seat, and Scott driving. Except for Chloe’s constant glaring at her, the car was hushed. No one spoke.

Molly leaned against the car window, expressionless, as she watched the scenery outside. But her tightly clenched hands. betrayed her nervousness and uncase.

Next to her, Chloe looked disheveled. Stephanie had slapped her, and her hair and clothes were a mess. Her thick foundation and heavy makeup were smeared, making her look like a mad woman. This must have been the first time Chloe had been treated like this.

Molly sat suffly, tense as she watched the Roberts Villa’s gate approach. She thought, Why did Scott bring me back to his home? Is he planning to make me apologize to Chloe or to avenge her?

“What…what happened?” As soon as they got out of the car. Scotts parents walked over, shocked at Chloe’s disheveled appearance

Scott’s parents were from a traditional, scholarly family. They had been invited abroad as guest professors and had just returned last week. Molly had spent a few days with them and found them to be very knowledgeable, humble, and kind.

“Did you fall somewhere?” Scott’s mother asked, her kind face showing concern. She turned to Molly and instructed. There’s a first aid kit at home. Molly, could you help out…

Scott’s father, however, looked more serious. He clearly saw the bandprint on Chloe’s right cheek.

The Roberts family had always avoided conflicts and had raised their children to never resort to violence, especially not their daughters.

but she kept her mouth shut You’ve got a snake in the grass. You’d better watch out!”

was not of good character and had divorced her son, she was still the biological mother of her grandson.

her injuries, Scott said,

Scott, you’d better take care of this properly.” She turned to leave,

there!” Scott rarely spoke with such anger. Molly was stunned, watching the former couple. She expected Chloe to walk away

out Scott could handle his arrogant ex–wife after all. Or maybe Chloe

feeling a sudden tightness in

over, half–dragging Chloe by the hand, and

looked at Molly for a long moment. Molly lowered her head, feeling like a child who

Scott’s father’s deep voice

turning back,

parents. Perhaps because they had no daughter of their own, Scott’s father was quite soft–hearted despite his stern appearance.

Molly stood before the desk, biting her lip. She hesitated

sorry.”

hadn’t done anything wrong. In her life, she always had to take the blame whenever

and Chloe was

pen and wrote something. When he looked up, his eyes were sharp and complicated as they rested on her

cold

of paper. “This is for you. Starting tomorrow,

listening to him

I’ve caused you trouble, so you think… Molly tried to keep her composure as

I saw her. I never intended to

Christmas was

to have for Christmas dinner and wanted to cut down a Christmas tree and decorate it together.

mentioned resigning once before, but now, suddenly, she didn’t want to leave.

nanny. Initially, she was unwilling, but then she secretly started to like Scott, wanted to escape, and ultimately found herself not wanting to leave. Even without any formal title, just taking care of the two of them made her happy. Sometimes, Molly felt foolish, even pathetic. She didn’t

liked them. She never intended to do anything wrong. She never meant to disrupt anyone’s family happiness, nor did she dare become a