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.

got a snake in the grass.

Scott’s mother sensed the underlying message. Although Chloe was not of good character and had divorced her

you help Chloe with her injuries, Scott said, his

with his attitude and warned him, “That’s no necessary. But Scott, 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

ex–wife after all. Or maybe Chloe would listen to him

was strange. Molly looked down, feeling

Chloe by the

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

deep voice suddenly called out to their retreating

I’ll handle this, Scott–replied without turning back, his

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

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

sorry.”

wrong. In her life, she

Stephanie and Chloe

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

cold

handed her a piece of paper. “This is for

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

tried to keep her composure as she spoke, but a wave of bitterness washed over her, making her

know 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 for Andy. Her eyes welled up with tears, and her voice

Christmas was

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 together.

before, but now, suddenly, she

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

because she liked them. She never intended to do anything wrong. She never meant to disrupt