Crossroads

Chapter 316

Unable to sleep, Scott opened Instagram and scrolled through his new feeds in the middle of the night.

To his surprise, he found a post made from his account that he had no recollection of making

It took him just a second to realize it was his son Andy’s mischief. Have I been spoiling him too much? I’ve heard that boys need to be raised with strier discipline, he mused, reflecting on his parenting.

Andy’s post was titled Our Happy Day), which displayed the typical elementary school writing level. It included six photos and a ten–second video.

Lying on his side in bed, scout scrutinized the post. It contained photos from the dinner at Stephanie’s place with Vincent and Andy.

The photos and video all prominently featured Molly. There were shots of her cooking in the kitchen, serving soup, and the others sat and waited. with Andy grinning widely in every frame.

Thinking back on what he ate just now, Scott realized he couldn’t even remember the dishes.

“You little brat,” he muttered, knowing his son had taken these photos to taunt him.

Scott tapped

After contemplating, he noted. “She’s not mad.”

the screen as he searched for Molly’s Instagram. He scrolled through her recent posts. A

Like many other girls, Molly posted about interesting and happy moments. It seemed his outburst hadn’t affected her. Smiling, he thought. Such a simple–minded creature He then turned off his phone and went to sleep.

as carefree as she appeared. She was in a foul mood, tossing and

but he came with a mini–version of himself. After all, she had never been in love and never imagined becoming

ugly. Are all men blind?” she muttered, hugging her

Being around her friend often made her feel inadequate by comparison, and she lamented why

was her money–hungry mother. Andrea had arranged a blind date for her on Christmas, which she skipped, and now her mother wouldn’t stop nagging her about

of troublesome relatives.

It’s not like I’ve done anything immoral, Molly grumbled, ruffling her short, fuzzy hair in frustration before burying her head under the

the adult world’s many worries made a peaceful sleep till dawn a rare

suffering from

Andy over for dinner the other day, her apartment had returned to its usual quiet, almost eery. Sometimes,

that the t man upstairs hadn’t been back for quite some

habitually checked her WhatsApp every morning, but Dominick hadn’t asked her to buy breakfast in days, and there was no more basketball noise from above.

for a minute before deciding against it. Going to look for him would be like offering herself up willingly.

That w

be too foolish.

time for her weekly shooting practice at the club. This time, without the coach from Aurorastra having to prompt her, Stephanie arrived

with her in his broken Aurithian. “Ms. Reed, what are you distracted by?”

raised her gun and fired a shot into the distance. The loud bang made the couch laugh heartily

need to come

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Chapter 316

mean?” Stephanie suddenly became alert.

smiled, “What’s the matter? Before, you didn’t want to come, and now that you’ve mastered

thinking, “What reserved and shy nonsense?‘ She looked at the seemingly honest coach

widened, surprised by her sudden inquiry about his boss. Noticing her unusual behavior,

plenty of people lining up to serve him. I just want to say I’m not

disappears when he feels like it, never explaining anything. What does he think I am, a toy! You tell him. All my patience and waiting are not for him. Dominick better not think he’s so special. I just want an answer. I only care about the result that

matters to me.”

clearly had held this in for a long time. She

The

Reed is not as obedient as other