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.

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 chapters of novels early

Although Chloe was not of good character and had divorced

help Chloe with her injuries, Scott said, his

you’d better take care of this properly.” She turned to leave, maintaining her usual arrogance.

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

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

feeling a sudden tightness in her chest.

She walked over, half–dragging Chloe by the hand, and led her inside to tend to her injuries.

Scott’s gaze was conflicted as he looked at Molly for a long moment. Molly lowered her head, feeling like

voice suddenly called out to their

this, Scott–replied without turning back, his tone

didn’t dare speak. She was fond of Scott’s parents. Perhaps because they had no daughter of their own, Scott’s father was quite soft–hearted

desk, biting her lip. She

sorry.”

she apologized, even though she felt she hadn’t done anything wrong. In her life, she always had to take the blame whenever something went wrong

the fight between Stephanie and Chloe was because of

desk, Scott picked up a pen and wrote something. When he looked up, his eyes were sharp and

cold

piece of paper. “This is for

her, listening to him calmly dismiss her.

Molly tried to keep her composure as she spoke, but a wave of bitterness

today’s incident is largely my fault. I shouldn’t have argued with Chloe. I should’ve run away the moment I saw her. I never intended to cause you trouble. I went there only to buy a Christmas present

Christmas was

pestering her about what to have for Christmas dinner and

mentioned resigning once before, but now, suddenly, she didn’t

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

anything wrong. She never meant to disrupt anyone’s family happiness, nor did she dare become