Love Began with the First Meeting

Chapter 19 You'll Have To Give Me A Reason

Molly borrowed Hogan's cellphone and went to the rest room during the break. She hesitated for a long time. Finally she took out the note she had kept in her pocket and dialed the number written.

"Hello?" A bewitching voice greeted her from the other side.

Molly was really hesitant to introduce herself. She waited until the person at the other end of the line was threatening to hang up if she didn't talk. "I'm the person you took clothes shopping this morning!"

There was silence at the other end for a while. Molly licked her lips while waiting. It was obvious that she felt uneasy.

"It's you!" Eric answered quietly. He took a sip of wine and asked," You have something to say?"

Even though he asked, Eric knew the answer for sure.

"Yeah!" Molly answered slowly. She was not sure if it was appropriate to make this call because they had only met once. What's more, it hadn't been a particularly pleasant experience.

Eric glanced at Brian, who was sipping on his wine leisurely and asked with a smile," What's up?"

Molly didn't answer immediately. She bit her lip and held the piece of paper in her hand with more strength as she was getting nervous. After a while she asked quietly," Can... can I... talk to you later? I mean face-to-face?

I won't take much of your time!" she hurriedly added, as if afraid she would be rejected.

widened into an even

an address and time. She paused and then agreed quickly,"

if I can!" Eric said

entire length of the conversation, Brian hadn't shown any

today?" Eric

have any business to do, like today in this one at such late hours.

shades and shapes of light and began talking slowly," Becky has left and I'm depressed.

eyebrows and

on the desk in leisure. Then he continued in a composed voice," I didn't influence Becky's decision, nor did I want to. Perhaps... it was because I was

you?" Brian glared suspiciously at

Eric still looked as wicked as before. He twiddled the glass slightly and answered slowly," I'm afraid that few people

eyes. Looking up, he said to his brother instead," You

ambitious and fearless Brian was. He put down his glass and, getting up, slowly told Eric," I'll stay in the city for a while. Since Becky

sentence, he took the coat Tony had handed

move. He watched Brian's receding footsteps and wondered,"

soon as he had finished speaking, and the office was left silent in Eric's

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