Love Began with the First Meeting

Panicked, the two gamblers looked at one another and tried to beat one another to defend themselves. Their scheme was exposed, and they now knew who Brian was. His voice quivering, the fat man explained while pointing to the assistant manager," We were only taking orders from him."

The man in question suddenly went pale. His lips trembled in panic, and he was too terrified to speak clearly. "Mr. Brian Long…" he pleaded. "I am innocent." In his fear, he had forgotten his broken finger. "I also…" the man stopped.

"Don't tell me you're also taking orders from someone else!" His eyes boring into the casino officer, Brian snorted in contempt, and his mouth tilted at the corners. His look was meant to intimidate, and no one in the room dared to look at him. "Don't lie to me! You had the nerve to cheat on our clients while working for me?"

"No, I didn't! I…" Scared to death now, he stammered then stopped.

"And then you had the gall to hit my woman?" Brian was on a roll. He let out an evil laugh. Brian was laughing at himself, but it sounded like he was also laughing at the others. Anyone hearing his laughter would feel threatened. Right now, the feeling was like being trapped in hell. "Don't worry. I'm a fair man, and I believe in justice. Whatever I owe, I always pay it back."

with kind eyes. "Tell me, Molly, what will

charming and at the same time frightening. Molly relaxed her hands as the rest of the people in the room looked at her with imploring eyes, almost brimming with tears.

what Brian called her. Her head suddenly snapped.

her lips and felt the blood in the corner of her mouth, which made her appear sinister. Molly threw Brian an inquiring look, and when he nodded,

scene, especially the three culprits who conspired to frame Molly to take the fall for their evil scheme. No one among the assistant manager, the fat man and the educated gentlemen remembered their cruelty to Molly just hours before. But they watched her miserably, begging for mercy.

to take action against the casino bullies, Brian still wanted Molly's opinion on how to handle her oppressors. He cared about what she felt. If the woman wanted the three men executed, he would do it without thinking twice. And if she demanded that they be released, he

think of nothing or no one else but this woman that he adored. And for as long as she was happy, he would be good. He would prefer, though, that Molly voluntarily