Crossroads

Chapter 318

“What are you doing here?” he asked.

When Molly looked up and saw the man before her, she numbly asked him, “What are you doing here?”

stone steps

Scott had rushed over, still holding a document bag in his right hand. He frowned as he looked at her, sitting miserably on the dirty sto

Seeing her tear–streaked face, he suddenly became angry and raised his voice to question her, “I’m asking you, Molly, why are you here

alone?

Maybe it was his sudden raised voice and anger that made her eyes fill with tears and grievances, and she was unable to hold back her tears. “I…I don’t know. It seems like everything I do is wrong. I’m so useless.”

She cried while trying to speak, her words muddled. She looked like someone who was usually very obedient and timid but had been scared out of her wits, unable to stop the tears.

Scott felt a tightness in his chest, watching her cry so pitifully. He often teased her without seeing her get angry. He wondered who the hell had bullied her this time.

“Why are your

dan mark on her cheek

ir clothes wet? Scott put the document bag aside, squatted to check on her, and noticed a clear slap mark

Anger surged as he urgently asked. “Who hit you?”

It had been a long time since anyone had squatted in front of her, speaking to her in such a gentle voice. Molly felt a rush of emotions, and threw herself into his arms, sobbing while trying to explain, I really don’t have so much money they want. What am I supposed to do? I can’t earn that much. I know I’m useless..

body clinging to him made

rarely had close contact

her body was hot and had a fever. She had wet clothes and had been

The company in front had a cooperation deal with him, and after signing the contract, he left with his assistant to head back to the

and found it was indeed the Silly

as if she had suffered a huge grievance. She probably got picked on too harshly after being a pushover

her tear–streaked face, and after a long hesitation, he said, “Molly, don’t get your tears and snot on my clothes. He tried to

too long. The woman in his arms hiccupped

found it amusing. “Becoming bold now that you’re

pig not afraid of boiling water!” she

amused. Looking at her red nose and pitiful appearance, he wanted

car in. He then carried the half–conscious Molly to the car’s back seat and gave the address to her home.

back home, she was already in a

briefing his assistant on the remaining work.

Looking at

soundly on the bed, Scott couldn’t help

Molly’s place, so Scott rummaged through the cabinets and quickly found some medicine for a cold arud lugh fever.

glass of water and sat at the bedside, gently lifting her upper busy to rest against

Chapter 318

She instinctively cooperated, as obedient and gentle as her usual self. If it had been Stephanie, it would

tear–streaked face, he felt a mix of complicated emotions and

a towel with warm water before returning to the bedside. He carefully wiped her face. Molly. seemingly unused to being

restless when you are sick,” Scout muttered in the complaint.

her turning over reminded him of another issue. Her clothes were wet. How

they had stayed in the same suite in Celorium before, heaven knows he spent the night on the sofa,

her. Now, facing a living, breathing

for a minute. T

calmly tackle numerous business

Chloe had always slept in separate rooms, a fact known only to

somewhat playfully to the air, imagining that she could somehow handle this alone, but of

looked at the sleeping woman, wondering if he had been a caregiver for too long. His thoughts were becoming increasingly juvenile. Or perhaps he started acting this way only after meeting Molly.

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was lowering his

mind came to a conclusion. He was a man in his thirties, yet he didn’t dare undress