Love Began with the First Meeting

Squaring her shoulders in determination, Molly started walking toward the hospital. Finally, she reached the hospital steps and struggled to get inside. Her feet felt swollen after a whole day of walking and her body felt heavy with tiredness. She saw Eric the moment she stepped in the lobby. Lenny was pushing him from behind.

Eric's eyes lit up at the sight of Molly. He had been scouring the hospital for her. He stepped forward and inspected her from head to toe. A gleam of relief swept over his face when he was sure Molly was fine. He had been worried about her. "Little Molly, where the hell have you been? Didn't I tell you to stay put and wait for me so we can have dinner together?" he asked her with mocking anger.

Studying his face, Molly caught a trace of worry in his eyes and felt guilty. Eric was always the first on the scene when she was feeling sad and helpless. His tenderness gave her a warm feeling inside. She didn't want him to worry about her all the time.

"I was feeling bored so I just stepped outside for a while," she answered nonchalantly. Her eyes flickered slightly, she hated telling a lie.

In a glimpse, Eric could see that Molly was lying. But he let it slide. "If you were bored, why didn't you just come and find me? You know I enjoy your company. I was also a little bored after my exercise at the gym. Next time, come to me so we can have fun together," he chided her.

Molly smiled lightly, shrugging her slender shoulders. The note was burning a hole in her pocket and she wanted to forget about it even for a short while. "Well, I'm starving. So why don't we go and have that dinner now, hmm?" she suggested to Eric.

his head to show his agreement. Turning around, he motioned Lenny

*

EMP Exchange Center, Brian sat broodingly in

He was reviewing the CCTV recording gathered from Sharon's room. He didn't find anything suspicious in the video recording. There was no anomaly that would point out that her death was an accident. Her passing seemed

interrupted by a sudden

face to the door. Tony entered. He gave a quick glance at Harrow who was leaning half of his body over the bar counter. Walking directly towards Brian, he reported, "Mr. Brian Long, we found out that

He was not surprised at the information. "Where did she

taken to L City special force barracks," Tony

there. Brian frowned thoughtfully. His lips thinned and he said in a chilly voice, "Why, are we about to

option. But it happened very rarely. Especially concerning the military forces from those countries, they had been trying to avoid getting involved in any kinds of conflicts as much as they could. Although XK Intelligence Agency was still foremost in collecting information,

drifted in his own thoughts. Harrow absentmindedly twirled his lighter in his hand. His eyes were shifting to Brian from time to time. He scowled at the thought of the tense situation Brian was facing. But most of all he was worried about was that without XK Intelligence's assistance, it seemed to him that everything concerning Molly