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?'

he delivered on his promise both times. He protected her. But in doing so, he wounded himself, and this

seconds later, her eyes began to feel heavy with tears. She blinked, then said,

surgery for the wound to 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. And that was because he took all the bumps and bruises to protect her, putting

about to step outside the ward

back and saw Brian's gloomy look. She gaped at him for a few

move turned Molly's face pale. She hastily turned back in an attempt to call

over the

eyes on Molly. He said coldly, "What is the use of all these doctors here, if she loses her sight just because

woke up. You better get some rest. If Uncle Richie sees that your injury is serious, he will be mad at you.

through him. It was only after a while that he slowly said, "Eric, isn't this what you

been vague to others, but Eric knew exactly what he was talking about. In response, Eric put on a real smile and said roguishly, "Men change, don't they? Brian, you changed. So did

to be," Brian

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

the door, closed the blinds, then said grimly to Molly, "I told you to stay. Why did you

line. She choked, "Do you want to die? If you want to die, please don't die in front of me. Let me leave, then

looked at her sobbing face, smiled,

to kill

her hair, he gazed at her ashen face and her bloodshot eyes. He