Love Began with the First Meeting

Chapter 400 A Sorrowful Time (Part Three)

Molly's eyes were getting more swollen and her hands were trembling harder as she kept reading the letter. Soon tears fell down from her face and soaked the paper. She was overwhelmed to say the least. She didn't expect all of this to happen so soon.

Molly clenched her fists close crumpling the letter. She raised her head and looked at Brian accusingly. "You had them watched! Why? Why did they leave? Why didn't you stop them?"

Brian felt his soul tearing into pieces as he watched Molly cry. He was having a hard time breathing, but he feigned nonchalance and slowly spoke, "You asked me to set them free."

Molly physically staggered at Brian's words. Brian caught her immediately feeling regretful of what he had said.

Molly's lips trembled as she murmured, "Why? Why did they leave just like that? Without telling me? Am I such a heavy burden to them? Nobody wants me..." This belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.

Brian held her tighter and reminded her firmly, "Molly, don't ever say that again. You are not a burden and you have never been a burden. From now on, I'm going to be by your side all my life no matter what happens. I promise, okay?"

Molly was too dejected to notice Brian's promise. She was still hung up on Steven leaving her. She couldn't stop crying, feeling abandoned and alone.

Soon, Molly fell asleep from crying. Brian carried her to his car and drove back to the villa. He chose not to take her back to the hospital because he thought being there might not make her feel better.

Brian could already tell something was wrong the moment they arrived at the villa. When he got out of the car, he started to look around. He spotted a black Mercedes Benz parked across his. He frowned at this and walked towards the car door on Molly's side. He picked her up and headed towards the villa.

The closer he got to the villa, the stranger it was getting. Even the air seemed to be too stuffy.

Brian pushed the gate open and there he saw were two people — two people he knew so well he could tell who they were even with their backs turned.

Sprawled across the sofa were Wing and Weston. The moment they recognized Brian and Molly, their expressions changed. They turned their heads towards the counter where Richie was sitting on a stool, sipping a glass of red wine. Wing and Weston kept silent.

Pausing only for a quick second to glower at Richie, Brian headed straight to the bedroom on the second floor to lay Molly on the bed. She was still fast asleep. He took her shoes and coat off and tucked her in, making sure she was warm. Brian gently stroked her tear-stained face, leaning over her to kiss her lightly on the lips before leaving.

Wing and Weston were nowhere to be found when Brian went back to the living room. Brian walked towards the counter where Richie was sitting, took out an empty glass from the cabinet and poured himself a glass of wine. "Where's Shirley?" he asked with his brows raised.

"She's in Korea," Richie answered nonchalantly. His eyes were dimmed to a black hole. "When was the last time that you got hurt?"

"Ten years ago." Brian lifted the glass to his lips and took a sip of the wine.

Richie's eyes grew darker as he asked coldly, "What are you planning to do with Justin Yan?"

Brian frowned at Richie's question. "You should ask Eric about that," he answered impatiently.

"Do you really think this carries enough weight that it can be presented in military court?" Richie snorted, "Frank already blocked it."

Brian shrugged his shoulders and said listlessly, "Why don't we just wait and see what will happen?"

Richard knitted his eyebrows at Brian's words, grimacing all the while. "You have gravely violated the rules of XK Intelligence Agency. Your rights will be taken away for five years. And during those years, you need to reflect on how you can become qualified enough to head the organization."

Brian wasn't surprised at all at what Richie had just told him. In order to save Daniel, Brian had come into conflict with the military of L City. But for political reasons, Richie had to do something major for the good of Dragon Island.

"Five years..." Brian said coldly, "I don't think it'll take that long."

Richie placed his glass on the counter, stood up, and headed to the door. Brian had already crossed so many powerful people but as his father, he was very proud of him. But, of course, he would still always worry about his son.

"Where are you going?" Brian asked.

Without missing a step, Richie answered coolly, "Visiting Sheridan."

Brian responded, "Ah, so that's why you let Shirley meet Park Shin Chun in Korea! So this is the reason, huh?"

Richie left the house without another word. He came here for two reasons: first, for Sheridan and second, he had a visit with the heads of both conservative and reformist factions. And Brian was too young to solve these kinds of problems. However, at that moment, Richie didn't expect to receive such shocking news before meeting with the heads. This news caught him off guard — he didn't know what to do.

Just a few moments after Richie left, Wing and Weston came in. Wing was holding a bunch of perfumed lilies she had picked from the garden. Before Wing and Weston could say anything, Brian said, "Take care of Molly, Wing." Then he left immediately after.

Molly woke up around dusk but Brian hadn't been back yet. Still, she kept to herself in her sadness about Steven's leaving. She was unresponsive on learning that Brian had left for work. After having dinner with Wing and Weston, Molly returned to her room. Despite her sadness, Molly could sense something weird was going on between Wing and Weston.

Perhaps, it was because of enough sleep in the daytime that she had been tossing and turning all night. She didn't fall asleep until dawn and even then, Brian still hadn't come home.

***

The sun was already shining brightly when Brian left the casino with Tony and Harrow. Even though they didn't sleep a wink, they didn't look like that at all.

"Mr. Brian Long, let me drive you to the hospital to have your wounds treated," Tony offered.

"I'm good. I can drive myself there. You and Harrow may leave now. I'll call you if I need anything."

Tony and Harrow looked at each other before nodding yes. Brian got into his car and drove to the hospital

When Brian arrived at the hospital, he hesitated about which button he was going to push — the VIP floor or the Ophthalmology Department. He went with the latter.

The elevator halted with a loud ding. Brian went straight to Molly's doctor, ignoring all the greetings of the nurses and doctors he had passed.

The doctor was surprised to see Brian visiting him so early. He stood up to greet him, "Good morning, Mr. Brian Long!"

"Is Molly Xia's report ready?" Brian inquired.

"Yes, it's ready." The doctor paused for a while before adding, "Elias took it away. He came here earlier to take some samples and he saw Miss Xia's report. He took it away. He said he was going to study it."

Brian frowned at this. When he was just about to open his mouth to respond, he was interrupted by the sound of footsteps hurrying.

"I've found it!" Elias cried as he entered the office. "Miss Xia's corneas match Miss Yan's perfectly!"