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.

Molly wasn’t as carefree as she appeared. She was in a foul mood, tossing and turning,

questioning herself, wondering why 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

not exactly ugly. Are all men blind?” she muttered,

Stephanie was to blame. Being around her friend often made her

which was her money–hungry mother. Andrea had arranged a blind date for her on Christmas,

money, no man, and a bunch of troublesome relatives. And she hadn’t

grumbled, ruffling her short, fuzzy hair in frustration

long, restless night, the adult world’s many worries made a peaceful sleep till dawn a

suffering from insomnia recently.

day, her apartment had returned to its usual quiet, almost eery. Sometimes, the silence was too much for

noticed that the t man upstairs

her WhatsApp every morning, but Dominick hadn’t asked her to buy

struggled with herself for a minute before deciding against it. Going to look for him would

That w

would be too foolish.

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

coach packed up, he chatted with her in his broken Aurithian. “Ms. Reed, what are you

not distracted at all. Feeling caught out. Stephanie awkwardly raised her gun and fired a shot into

you won’t need to

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Chapter 316

Stephanie suddenly became alert.

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

remained expressionless, thinking, “What reserved and shy nonsense?‘ She looked at the seemingly honest coach and hesitated before saying, “Where is Dominick? Has he gone

inquiry about his boss. Noticing her unusual behavior, he chuckled and teased, “Do you care about

him!” Stephanie snapped, her frustration evident. “Someone like 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

feels like it, never explaining anything. What does he think I am, a toy! You tell him. All my patience and

matters to me.”

this in for a long time. She quickly said her piece and turned to

The

and sighed, “Ms. Reed is not as obedient as other women. She’s quite a