Crossroads

Chapter 316

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.

was in a foul mood, tossing and turning,

she was drawn to Scott, a seemingly refined but cunning man. Not only that, but he came with a mini–version of himself. After all, she had never been in love and never imagined becoming a

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

time with Stephanie was to blame. Being around her friend often made her feel inadequate by comparison, and she lamented

pressing concern, which 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

relatives. And she hadn’t even

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

adult world’s many worries made a peaceful

suffering from insomnia recently.

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

man upstairs hadn’t

buy

before deciding against

That w

be too foolish.

practice at the club. This time,

as the coach packed up, he chatted with her in his broken Aurithian. “Ms. Reed, what are you distracted by?”

her gun and fired a shot into

you won’t need to come

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Chapter 316

mean?” Stephanie

Before, you didn’t want to come, and now that you’ve mastered the skill.. you’re hesitant

nonsense?‘ She looked at the seemingly honest

her sudden inquiry about his boss. Noticing her unusual behavior, he chuckled

him doesn’t need caring. Not from me, anyway. He has plenty of people lining up to serve him. I just want to say I’m not a puppet. I have my own

always shows up when he wants and disappears when he feels like it, never explaining anything. What does he think I am, a toy! You tell him. All my

matters to me.”

of emotions, and she clearly had held this in for a long time. She quickly said her piece and turned

The

watched her storm off and sighed, “Ms. Reed is not as obedient as other

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