Love Began with the First Meeting

Pursing his lips, Brian gazed at Molly whose face had turned deathly pale. Frowning, he could tell that Molly was at a loss what to do at that moment. Her pale face reminded him of what he had seen at Mr. Shen's place when he went to pick her up.

Molly hadn't been sleeping on the bed. Instead, she had curled up on the floor in a corner, burying her face between her legs. This scene was familiar to him as he had found Molly cowering below the stairs once before.

She must have been terrified last night.

Brian knew that Molly was claustrophobic, and now, it seemed that she was showing signs of autism too. She must have been through something so terrible that huddling up in the corner made her feel safe. However, she looked calmer than he thought.

He had thought that Molly was just an ordinary girl, but now he was starting to think that he had been wrong. She might be much stronger than he thought, and this thought intrigued him. He wanted to get to know her better, but slowly. She was like a book which he wanted to read gradually and carefully, page by page. Even if she didn't want to let him in her heart, he was determined to get to know her better.

Meanwhile, Shirley was mad at Richie's rhetorical question. If she had known that this day would come when he would mock her about it, she would have definitely learned how to drive.

"You don't need to worry about that!" said Shirley with clenched teeth. Then, she grabbed Molly's arm and continued walking with her. Molly was still in a daze because of Shirley's abrupt decision to leave.

Everyone remained silent again. It seemed that the surrounding air was completely frozen.

Since Shirley was so anxious to leave, she held onto Molly's arm to lead her out. Molly had no choice but to walk with Shirley. Although Molly was looking ahead, she felt that someone's eyes were glued on her from behind. Apparently, it was Brian's piercing eyes that had followed her retreating steps.

could still feel the pressure coming from him despite his silence. He seemed to be telling her to stop. After a while, Molly stopped walking

In fact, her eyes had just swept over Richie and it fell on Brian. Clearing her throat, she told Brian in a serious tone,"I'm

a slight smile. His smile was so unusually delightful that Molly felt it hard to withdraw her gaze. She had never seen him smile like this before. It

don't mind you taking Molly with you. But, have you asked Molly if she minds going with you?" said Brian

firm voice. Molly understood at once what he was really trying to do: he was intimidating her to keep her from going out with Shirley. The pressure he was giving her made her profoundly aware of the kind of person

had been

powerful young man with unscrupulousness and fearlessness. He might be even more like a king than his father. For the first time, Molly fully recognized the kind of man she had been trapped with. She had a feeling that she might not be able to

to Molly, she noticed that Molly was breathing more heavily than normal. Shirley frowned. This was such a familiar scene! It seemed that she had gone through what Molly was going through at the moment. She

cold. Frowning, she stared at Molly with concern. She realized that she wouldn't be able to leave with her now because Brian wouldn't let Molly go with her, and Richie wouldn't let her

away from Molly, he said in a cold voice,"Stay away from Shirley. If you put her in danger

to the car outside. Antonio walked to the car immediately and opened the door for them. Molly, who was still in a daze, just watched Richie take Shirley away, shove her

by what happened, she just stood still while the cold

she no longer felt afraid and she

but what could she have done to deserve all this?

to live quietly with her family. She hadn't intended to get involved with Brian and run into Edgar again. She just wanted to stay away from all the troubles, live