Love Began with the First Meeting

"Molly, you stay here,"

Brian ordered.

His words stopped everyone's steps, especially that of Becky's and Eric's.

Becky turned her head back in reflex despite her vision loss, whereas Eric just gaped at Molly.

The atmosphere instantly turned heavy. Harrow and Tony exchanged looks. Harrow was enjoying the show, while Tony put on a solemn look.

Wing looked at Brian, then at Molly. At last, she glanced around and said, "Let's go."

She took the lead to step outside, followed by Harrow, Tony and the medical staff. But three people remained still -- Eric, Becky and Molly.

Becky clenched her fists inside the sleeves of her hospital dress with a sneering smile, not sure herself if it was directed at others, or at herself. She stiffly turned around and walked out, telling herself again and again that she must put up with all these things.

Eric kept his eyes on Molly. He had not moved at all since the moment Brian had asked her to stay. Eric's face was less playful now, and more mature and serious. Deep down, he was hoping, 'Little Molly, don't stay.'

Molly looked at the exhausted Brian. Her heart overflowed with guilt when she thought back to what had happened in the Phoenix Mountain. She was awake on the way back. And her heart was torn apart at the sight of Brian who was unconscious with blood at the corner of his mouth.

She remembered him saying, 'I won't let you get injured. Do you believe in me?'

times. He protected her. But in doing so, he wounded himself, and this time it was even more

heavy with tears. She blinked, then said, "I'm a bit tired. You need some rest

his left shoulder. The operation got tricky because the previous wound hadn't recovered yet. The doctor said that Brian had almost lost his left arm to necrosis.

tears. She was just about to step outside the ward when Brian grabbed one of her arms.

She gaped at him for a few seconds before she

She hastily turned back in an

dim. He didn't move, but he was composed. He said, "Brian, Little Molly has barely slept over the

still had his eyes on Molly. He said coldly, "What is the use of all these doctors

Brian. With a small smile, Eric replied, "You just woke up. You better get some rest. If Uncle Richie

like he was trying to see through him. It was only after a while that he slowly said, "Eric,

exactly what he was talking about. In response, Eric put on a real smile and said

the winner is going to be," Brian challenged him openly and finished their

wheeled out of the ward with a very different look than before. When he passed by Molly, he curled his lips into a sinister smile as if

at the ward now were Molly and Brian. Brian locked the door, closed the blinds, then said grimly to

from which he had stripped off the intravenous drip line. She choked, "Do you want to die? If you want to

looked at her sobbing face, smiled, then said

injuries haven't managed to kill

at her ashen face and her bloodshot eyes. He frowned and admonished her, "What about you? You should get