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 protected her. But in doing

A few seconds later, her eyes began to feel heavy with tears. She

happened that night when Brian had been undergoing the 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

to step outside the ward when Brian grabbed one of

back and saw Brian's gloomy look. She gaped at him for a few seconds before she regained her poise and

pale. She hastily turned back in an attempt to call the nurse. Yet the moment she tried to move, she was pulled back again

eyes had become dim. He didn't move, but he was composed. He said, "Brian, Little Molly has barely slept over the past three days. Her eyes were affected

said coldly, "What is the

small smile, Eric replied, "You just woke up. You better get some rest. If Uncle Richie sees that your injury is serious, he will be mad

black eyes, like he was trying to see through him.

question may have been vague to others, but Eric knew exactly what he was talking about. In response, Eric put

going to be," Brian challenged him openly and finished their discussion.

Molly, he curled his lips

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

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

sobbing face, smiled, then said sluggishly,

managed to kill me. This is

really cheered up Brian. He extended his hand to brush through her hair, he gazed at her ashen face and her bloodshot eyes. He frowned and admonished her, "What about you? You should get some rest too after going through that experience with the