Love Began with the First Meeting

Becky shook her head as she held back her tears, bitterness and frustration,"I don't want him to worry about me...", she confessed.

"But your eyes..."

"I'll be fine." Becky interrupted Harrow's sympathetic words. She then forced a smile and said,"Let's go now please."

"Okay, sure let's go." Harrow stood up and helped Becky walk out of the lounge, and into the parking lot.

On their drive back, the atmosphere in the car was quite tense. Becky lowered her eyes and bit her lips as she tried to control her growling anger and bitterness.

On the call he promised to pick her up, but he didn't show up and she was disappointed.

In the past, no matter how busy he was, he always made the time as she was his priority. But now he didn't consider her important enough. Was it a punishment for her being self-willed?

Just the direction of her thoughts laced her eyes with tears. With a hard bite on her lips, Becky tried to fight the urge of breaking down and letting her emotions get the better of her.

Since she decided to return, not a day went by when she was at ease. Her heart was full of expectation, and at the same time, also with fear and anxiety. Yet despite the crippling emotions, she was too proud to let anyone see her failure. She rejected Cindy's offer to accompany her. Instead, she came to A City all by herself. Subconsciously, she hoped Brian was guilty and worried about her.

But... The reality seemed quite contrary to what she hoped and wished with all her heart.

delicate eyes, and dropped onto her hand. Hastily, Becky turned her face aside to conceal her emotions. But somehow it did not help.

hurriedly wiped her tears, sighed, grabbed a tissue, then added,"There's a lot going in A City these days. And you know, Mr. Brian Long's work drifts in between of the legal and

instead turned around to face Harrow

that he is fine. You know what he's capable of. Mr. Brian Long is simply occupied. You don't need to burden yourself with worrying about him. But what about you? I'm sure he will be heartbroken to see you in such a precarious

a hint of sorrow,

stopped talking midway. Then Harrow asked,"What about Brian? You can ask me

Becky refrained herself from speaking further,

just remained silent and awkward. As Harrow dropped Becky off the Sophia Hotel, he called up Brian and said,"Mr. Brian Long, I've just dropped Becky at the

good I'm at

someone closing their car's door. Within moments, the hotel room's door opened and Brian walked

familiar scent. She opened her mouth in an attempt to say something, but in the end, she just remained silent. She

at them, shrugged helplessly, and then said,"Well... I still have some things to do at the moment. So I will take leave right

immediately. But just as he was closing the door, he threw another

Becky, the girl whom he held close to his heart for over a decade. He tolerated her willfulness again, and again, and again and would do it forever. But it just got

silently dripping with concern. She felt overwhelmed by the cold atmosphere; she found it hard to breathe in there.

as she thought about what was happening. She panicked, and said,"Well, I'm quite tired. It has been a long day." Then she