Crossroads

Chapter 307

“Do you think all stepmothers are evil?” Molly asked as she walked out of the restaurant with a dejected look.

Just now, as she was leaving the restroom on the first floor, she saw a woman dragging a little boy around Andy’s age. 1 Molly clearly saw the little boy’s eyes reddened, and he was trying not to cry. His left arm was severely burned, and the wound was as large as an adult’s palm, with blood seeping from the second–degree burn.

Molly’s heart ached for the boy, but she was even more horrified when the woman irritably picked up the child and roughly placed his burned hand under the faucet before turning on the water at full blast. The harsh treatment made the little boy cry out in pain.

The more the little boy struggled, the angrier the woman became. She then scolded him, “Why are you crying? You embarrassed me in front of everyone. It was just a little burn from the hot grill, and you’re acting like this. How useless can you be?

“Stop crying, stop it right now! No wonder your real mom abandoned you…

Molly then gathered her courage and confronted the woman. “Hey, the kid’s burn is really severe. You need to take him to the hospital. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ Findɴovel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

But the woman, looking fierce and confrontational, snapped back. “He’s not your kid. Even if he dies, it’s none of your business/

Molly was then angered. Watch your mouth. But she wasn’t very good at arguing. Just as Molly was considering getting a restaurant employee to intervene, Scott saw her and came over.

believe there are surveillance cameras here, ma’am. What you’re doing to the kid now is against the law,” he

at his words. She lifted her head and furiously yelled at them, “Against the law? You better not spout nonsense like this. He may not

such a severe burn, aren’t you going to take

hospital?”

feeling heavy–hearted. “So it’s true that stepmothers are often evil.” Scott, with

restroom for 20 minutes and hadn’t come upstairs, Scott thought she might have gotten lost, but it turned

fluffy short hair, and said with art enigmatic tone. “Not every stepmother

but his tone was quite serious as he

Molly’s brief sorrow was quickly replaced by anger as she thought

But going to the hospital to see a psychologist on Christmas? Stephanie really had to hand it to

times where she wanted to go. and she couldn’t help but feel a bit ironic since she didn’t know herself. While gazing

sinhdenly came to mind.

was Christmas, and she used to spend holidays with Diana. It had been a long time since they last

was located in the city center, right behind Eastwall Plaza. Since the rent was quite high, she insisted on paying, and Oscar had to give in.

got out of the car at the entrance of the neighborhood, she looked thoughtfully at the massive Eastwall Plaza ahead and muttered to herself, “I’ll look for that little girl that sells flowers at the plaza

speaking to the security at the entrance,

Diana chose to live here partly because she wanted Stephanie to live with her, but she couldn’t convince her.

way. However, as she walked

when she saw a short, plump, middle–aged man who turned

chain and spoke in a coarse voice like a nouveau riche. Today, however, he was surprisingly dressed in a proper suit, without his flashy gold chain, and on closer inspection, his big

supplements while peering into Diana’s window. It looked like he wanted to go in but