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.

she appeared. She was in a foul mood, tossing and turning, unable

questioning herself, wondering why she was drawn to Scott, a seemingly refined but cunning man. Not only that, but he came

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

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

another 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

bunch of troublesome relatives. And she hadn’t even found a job

like I’ve done anything immoral, Molly grumbled, ruffling her short, fuzzy hair in frustration before burying her head under the blanket.

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

had been suffering from insomnia recently.

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

that the t man upstairs hadn’t been

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

deciding against it. Going to look for

That w

would be too

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

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

Stephanie awkwardly raised her gun and fired a shot

said, “Soon, you won’t need to come here anymore.”

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Chapter 316

mean?” Stephanie suddenly became alert.

want to come, and now that you’ve mastered the skill.. you’re hesitant to

and shy nonsense?‘ She looked at the seemingly honest coach and hesitated before saying, “Where is Dominick? Has he gone abroad

Noticing her unusual behavior, he chuckled and teased, “Do

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

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

matters to me.”

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

The

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