Love Began with the First Meeting

Even with her words, it never felt enough. There was a constant nagging feeling in her heart. There were signs to it; his avoidance of her visit and his disappearance with Molly.

Howling in pain, she fell on the floor, crouching and hugging herself in misery. The cold, dark room made her aware of how alone she was. There were many thoughts racing on her mind, confusing her more. All of Cindy's, Lucy's and Rory's words were echoing on her mind, replaying ceaselessly. Then, the thought of getting blind made everything worse. The constant fear was overwhelming her with pain.

Nighttime came. The moon was at the peak of the sky, shining alone in the darkness and casting a muted glow on the ground below.

Brian and Eric, engrossed on their respective minds, remained in Molly's hospital room. At this moment, it was safe to wake her up but they remained on their ground, refusing to disturb her sleep.

Eric was on his documents, reading and signing them as he kept vigil for Molly. He needed to keep up with his schedule in case Frank suspected something.

With his eyes on the screen, Brian remained fixated on typing data on his laptop nonstop. He wanted to finish his work soon. As soon as he deleted a data, another one was sent to him. Letting out a sigh, he closed his laptop and promised to resume some other time.

He put his laptop on the side and stood, facing a nearby window. His gaze swept past city lights and settled on the beautiful sky.

Ever since he was a kid, Richie held a high expectation of him which resulted in the rigid and tough outlook he had for himself. He was always restless, wanting to gain and achieve at each turn. To his utter surprise, he slowly found calmness with Molly's presence.

There was an unknown emotion in his eyes.

for sure. But a part of him wouldn't let Molly

he stayed here, waiting for her to open her eyes. In his mind, he wanted to hear her voice and

if she was having a nightmare. He wondered what could she possibly

were these feelings?

phone vibrated, taking him out of his reverie.

pocket, looked at the

Brian Long, Miss Yan fell down the stairs." Lisa's frightened voice came through the

is she?" Brian asked, becoming serious at

and lost consciousness..." Lisa muttered, hesitating on her words. Before

were spontaneous. He turned to the door without words,

I need to go home." Brian said, turning to him

took out his phone and called Becky. As expected, she didn't answer and he tried again with the villa's home number. Lisa's voice came through the phone.

did she fall from the stairs?" Eric asked,

bothered during dinnertime. She had questions about Brian's schedules and eating times then left. Once I returned, the dishes were untouched. So, I asked the nurse... I guess Miss Yan heard Molly was living next to Mr. Brian Long's room." Lisa's voice was quivering. "Also, Mr. Brian Long and Molly didn't come back last night. She must have heard all these and had a mental breakdown leading to her falling

glanced at Molly, taking notice of her slight movement and spoke in a hushed tone, "Brian is on his way. If anything happens, give me a