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.

a sullen and unpleasant expression, but she kept her mouth shut You’ve got a snake in the grass. You’d better watch out!” Chloe spat out cryptically. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the Find_Nøvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access

going on?” Scott’s mother sensed the underlying message. Although Chloe was not of good character and had divorced her son, she was still the biological mother of her grandson.

could you help Chloe with her injuries,

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

the former couple. She expected Chloe to walk away as usual, but

his arrogant ex–wife after all. Or maybe

strange. Molly looked down, feeling a sudden tightness in her

over, half–dragging Chloe by the hand, and led her inside to tend to her

gaze was conflicted as he looked at Molly for a long moment. Molly lowered her head, feeling like a child who had done something wrong. When he

Scott’s father’s deep voice suddenly called out

without turning back, his

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

study, Molly stood before the desk, biting her lip.

sorry.”

though she felt she hadn’t done anything wrong. In her life, she always had

Stephanie and Chloe was

picked up a pen and wrote something. When he looked up, his

cold

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

her, listening to him calmly dismiss her. She stood rigidly,

I’ve caused you trouble, so you think… Molly tried to keep her composure as she spoke, but a wave of bitterness washed over her,

I never intended to cause you trouble. I went there only to buy a Christmas present for Andy. Her eyes welled up with

Christmas was

in a few days, and Andy was very excited. He had been pestering her about what to have for Christmas dinner and wanted to cut down a Christmas tree and decorate it

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

started to like Scott, wanted to escape, and ultimately found herself not wanting to

was willing because she liked them. She never intended to do anything wrong. She never meant to disrupt anyone’s family