Love Began with the First Meeting

"I'm sorry," Eric didn't know why he had to apologize, but when he saw Molly's tears, those were the only words he could say. He was still holding her face in his hands, while gently wiping away her tears with his thumbs,"I'm so sorry. Don't cry, okay? It was all my fault. I shouldn't have told you that. Just get mad at me or yell at me! But stop crying, please."

Molly pursed her lips and stared at Eric. But she was not exactly looking at him either, her eyes remained blank. Maybe she didn't hear him at all, and was drenched in her sadness.

Eric didn't know what to do and he started panicking too. It was the first time that he was facing a situation such as this. He felt like a child who had got himself into trouble and there were no adults around to help him. He thought of himself as being extremely useless. Eric kept wiping away Molly's tears, but her crying showed no signs of stopping and there were more and more tears rolling down her face. Eric was completely lost in the chaos and all he could do was bring Molly's face closer to his and gently kiss her on the forehead.

"Don't cry, okay?" Eric's tone was no longer as imperious as usual, but was concerned and upset,"It was all my fault. I shouldn't have said anything."

And then he tenderly kissed her on the eyelid. He was so unnerved that he thought that was the only way to get her to stop crying. There was a sudden gleam from the headlights of a car around the corner. Next moment, the car turned and reached near Eric's vehicle.

"Mr. Brian Long, it's Mr. Eric Long's car," said Tony.

From behind, Brian slightly tilted his head to one side and turned to look at the direction of the other car. The moment he saw Eric and Molly, he put on a grim and forbidding expression. His eyes narrowed, radiating danger. Like sharp knifes, his eyes tried to break through the window and separate the two who were clinging onto each other.

The car zoomed forward.

It quickly passed Eric's car. Tony glanced at the rear view mirror, and since Brian didn't ask him to stop, he kept driving along the road.

Brian's eyes slowly drifted back to the road ahead and they showed no emotions now. His thin lips curled into a mocking smile. His eyes became so dark that it looked like a bottomless well which was too deep to venture into.

held his breath. The air in the cramped car felt like it was freezing over. He swallowed hard, and drove into the parking lot of the Grand Night Casino.

rear view mirror, Tony saw Brian walking towards the private lift. So he quickly parked the car and followed him

by Brian. He had seen what was happening in Eric's car as well, and it surprised him that Eric had a crush on Molly too. But what he didn't know was whether Eric really liked Molly or was just trying

Eric's car, Brian seemed even more furious

he seemed to slightly lose control of his emotions. Earlier, when he had driven Brian to pick up Becky, he thought that there was no one who could

the top-most floor. As soon as he walked out of the lift, Brian ordered angrily,"Bring Jason to

sir," answered Tony as he quickly took out his phone and called Jason.

straight into his office and took his seat. He tapped some details on his computer keyboard and stared at the screen grimly. He was watching a recorded video and he

screen, took the remote and played the video on his monitor. He examined every detail of the

was a knock on the

in!" ordered Brian in his deep

Jason walked in. He inadvertently glanced at the screen before greeting Brian,"Mr. Brian Long, is there anything

got straight to the point

who had humiliated Molly in public. At the

that he

on the monitor. The video was paused on the frame when the man had spilled wine all over Molly's head. In the magnified image, he could clearly see how Molly was trying to hide her embarrassment and tolerate everything that the man was doing to her, how helpless she was because she couldn't speak to even explain herself or to