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.

kept her mouth shut You’ve got a

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

Chloe with her injuries, Scott said, his face complicated.

necessary. But Scott, you’d better take care of this properly.”

Molly was stunned, watching the former couple. She expected Chloe to walk

all. Or maybe Chloe would listen to him

looked down, feeling

mother seemed accustomed to their interactions. She walked over, half–dragging Chloe by the hand, and led her inside to tend

with me to the study: Scott’s 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 finally

deep voice suddenly called out to their retreating

this, Scott–replied without turning back, his tone tinged with

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

desk, biting her lip. She hesitated before

sorry.”

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

Stephanie and Chloe was

apologize. I saw everything” Sitting at the desk, Scott picked up a pen and wrote something. When he looked up, his

cold

he handed her a piece of paper. “This is for you. Starting tomorrow, you don’t need to

check in front of her, listening to him calmly dismiss her. She stood rigidly, staring at him

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

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

Christmas was

her about what to have for

once before, but now, suddenly, she

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

do anything wrong. She never meant to