Love Began with the First Meeting

"Want to know who your father really is?"

Brian's thin lips curled up into a faint smile. There was no hint of mirth in that smirk.

He met Molly's blank eyes as he said plainly,"Your parents told you that you aren't Rory Yan's daughter. But that wasn't all of it. They didn't tell you everything."

Molly just sat there, staring at him. She couldn't speak, but he could see the look of doubt on her face. Brian took this as his cue to continue.

"Mol," Brian took a wisp of her hair with the tips of his index and middle fingers and wound it around the two, idly. "You aren't Steven Xia's daughter, either."

Molly's eyes got as wide as saucers. She froze for a second, trying to take all of this in. Then she tore herself from his arms, and glared at him with anger burning in her eyes, fists clenched in fury.

Brian did nothing but sit there and watch her. He was expecting her to do something like that. A mocking smile appeared on his face as he leaned back in the chair and said coldly,"I didn't test your DNA, but I'm almost positive that Steven Xia isn't your biological father." Listening to him, Molly gritted her teeth. His words burned like flames in her veins. Brian stared at her as he continued,"In fact, I'd love to know who your real dad is. Your real identity took a lot of digging to find. So of course it involves Steven's past."

Molly's breathing came in gasps. She was so pissed! She looked around and finally found a pen on the desk. She scribbled something on a notepad and showed it to Brian.

He humored her, reading the page, faintly amused. It read,"Liar! I am dad's daughter! He doesn't always treat me the best, but I know he's my father. Quit messing with my head!"

only took a casual glance at the words on the notepad. His quick mind didn't need long to read them. He half-knew what they said anyway. Then

when she went out to eat with Brian, and later he was at the Grand Night Casino. She didn't want to link these two

he wants you to return to the Yan family," Brian

again went wide in astonishment. Her jaw dropped as well. Her emotions were written all

still quiet and calm. His measured

and she

Rory and his wife threw Molly and her mother out of the

lived in the military residential compound. If Steven hadn't screwed up, they'd still be living there, and

of the chair and observed the complex emotions swimming in Molly's clear eyes. Her eyes were so much like Becky's, and it would make sense if she was really Rory Yan's daughter. But why couldn't he shake that nagging

it to Brian. Brian's eyes traced over the words.

simply not true. If it were, then why did that tragic scene unfold all those years ago? Why did he kick her

notepad from her hand and slammed it on the desk. He stood up from the chair and stared at Molly's darkened face.

he focused his black eyes on Molly with excitement and curiosity shining in them. Since they first met, he saw something

go." He offered his hand, and Molly, still in shock, took it. They left the office together. After they went downstairs and got into Brian's car, Molly still couldn't still her mind, her thoughts still bubbling like water brought to a boil. Brian fastened the seat belt for her as he whispered into