Love Began with the First Meeting

She was screaming with joy inside her head. 'He did not delete it! Yes! He kept the photo in her phone.' But why was she so emotional last night?

Running her fingers gently on the picture, she smiled through red-rimmed eyes. It was a bitter smile but one that gave her a glimmer of hope. No one would ever know her secret.

*

Becky was enjoying the sunlight while seated at the hotel's terrace. She sat quietly like a picture.

Yoyo set the breakfast prepared by the hotel on the table and looked at Becky. She sighed inwardly, admiring how beautiful the woman looked at this very moment. "Breakfast is ready, Miss Yan," she announced.

There was no response. There was a faraway look in Becky's eyes although she saw nothing. The woman drew her gaze back and replied distantly,"Wait a moment."

Brian promised to come to the hotel after he finished work last night, but he never came. He gave his word only to break them.

Anticipating his arrival, Becky waited and waited and waited the whole night. Her heart slowly sank as it grew late. She wondered if he changed his mind. Then it crossed her mind that he might have accompanied Molly last night.

It twisted her heart to think this was the case, and could not help but feel hurt. As the depressing feeling gnawed at her, she clutched the edge of her clothes, and her white face became even paler.

Looking at her patient, Yoyo worried. She was merely a nurse. If Becky said to wait a moment, then she could not be forced to have breakfast. So she stood there, waiting how long that moment would last. As the minutes ticked to hours, the warm sun was slowly rising higher. The morning chill was gone.

as she did her heart sank more. He didn't come last night, and he wasn't present for breakfast either. He never even bothered to call.

laughed at herself. Taking a deep breath, she stood up slowly. Yoyo rushed to her side to assist her. She asked,"Would you like to eat something

Yoyo warmed her milk and passed her the bread with jam. She nibbled at her food like a robot. The hotel assured breakfast would be delicious. But

ate stoically. She just stood nearby and stayed

She couldn't bring herself to finish her food. Taking a deep breath, she called Yoyo and said,"I want

would you like to go, Miss Yan?" She pushed the breakfast dishes aside. "Will you be going somewhere nearby or…"

but understood that her gentle response was a reflection of how well-educated

of the

to, Miss?" the driver asked. As a professional, he was trained to smile at his

go. The driver nodded to say he understood

driver wondered about his very quiet passenger but maneuvered the vehicle to its

Yoyo also kept silent. The atmosphere was somewhat depressing making it difficult to

so people felt uncomfortable being around Becky. Every word Cindy told her in the past was echoing in her head. She felt uneasy now and lowered her head to frown. The woman knew she couldn't just sit, wait, and do nothing. Becky needed to be active. She would lose herself if

she closed her beautiful eyes

*

why the previous one was suddenly replaced. But Brian was a

was no way Molly was going there to talk to him or check

eyes off his study, until they began to ache again. Molly shut her eyes and turned around. Suddenly, a thought hit her. She took out the phone hurriedly and typed a message quickly. Then she scrolled down her contact list for Edgar's number, but strangely, it wasn't