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.

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

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

with her injuries, Scott said, his face

But Scott, you’d better take care of this

was stunned, watching the

turned out Scott could handle his arrogant ex–wife after all. Or maybe Chloe would listen to him

down, feeling a sudden tightness in her

by the hand, and led her inside to tend to

for a long moment. Molly lowered her head, feeling like a child who had done something wrong. When he finally spoke, she obediently followed him.

voice suddenly called out to

Scott–replied without turning back, his tone tinged with frustration.

of Scott’s parents. Perhaps because they had no daughter of their own, Scott’s father was quite

her lip. She

sorry.”

In her life, she always had to take the blame whenever something

between Stephanie and Chloe was because of her.

I saw everything” Sitting at the desk, Scott picked up a pen and wrote something. When he looked up, his eyes were sharp and complicated as they rested on her timid

cold

a piece of paper. “This is for you. Starting tomorrow, you don’t need to come here

her, listening to him

think… Molly tried to keep her composure as she spoke, but a

I saw 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

was very excited. He had been pestering her about what to have for Christmas dinner and wanted to cut

before, but now, suddenly, she didn’t want

always struggled to understand her role in the Roberts family. Maybe she was just a 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

liked them. She never intended to do anything wrong. She