Love Began with the First Meeting

Molly woke up with a terrible headache and felt sick. These days, she rarely rested as she sat by the bed to take care of Mark. Last night, Shirley came to see them and was heartbroken to see Molly this way. Aided by Spark, they convinced her to go to bed to get some rest. Everyone was now at the hospital, and it seemed like this had become home to them. Needing to stretch her legs, Molly got up to look out the window. There were some clouds, but the sun shone brightly. Through the purple floral curtains, the sun's rays filtered through the room. The logo of the Dragon Empire Group glistened intensely because of the sunlight. The glare came from the two majestic and magnificent dragons that made up the logo as they glowed golden under the morning light.

Bleary-eyed, Molly closed her eyes and shook her head to get rid of the pain, then opened them again. She went back near the bed to fold the covers she had thrown aside earlier. Molly headed to the bathroom and washed up quickly then proceeded to the ICU to see Mark. As she entered the unit, Molly saw health care workers cleaning up the area. Mark was not there. Stunned, she froze for an instant. When she realized that her son was no longer there, she went out to look for one of the doctors and inquired anxiously, "Where's Mark? He's supposed to be here."

Calmly, the doctor replied, "Mr. Brian Long just came to take him away. I heard he was transferring Mark to a foreign hospital so he can receive better medical treatment."

She was taken aback by what the doctor said. She released her hold on his arm and walked out of the ICU to look for Brian. When Spark stepped out of the elevator, he saw Molly running. She looked like she was searching for something or someone. Spark called her name, but she didn't respond. He became worried and quickly ran after her to inquire about what had happened.

Molly went around the hospital in search of Brian and Mark. She couldn't believe that Brian would have Mark transferred without telling her. But it looked like they were no longer in the hospital. Even Richie and Shirley were not there. Everyone seemed to have disappeared overnight. Her son was not there. She nearly went crazy looking all over the hospital for the boy and Brian. Finally, she found the man sitting under the arbor of the hospital garden. He was drinking coffee and reading a newspaper as if nothing happened.

"What are you doing here? Where's Mark?" she gasped while confronting Brian. She was breathless from all the running she had done and the fear that gripped her now.

was reading. He was

red and tears welled inside, "Why? Why

advanced treatment," Brian

that treatment?" she argued. "Why did you have to send him somewhere else? He can

heart constricted, but the look on his face remained impassive. He didn't want to hurt her, but it was the best way to protect them both. In a clipped tone,

tell me? Do you even care about my feelings?" she accused. "Did you ask Mark how he felt about this? Did he agree to go abroad to receive the treatment?" Molly nearly shouted. Words couldn't describe the anger she felt. Molly couldn't believe Brian had the heart to take Mark away

his look remained impassive. He looked at Molly again, then turned his gaze to Spark, who stood next to her. Slowly, he said, "Mark is not alone. Shirley will stay with him and take

"What are you doing? You planned all this, didn't you?" she railed at him. She finally felt that something wasn't quite right in all this. "So you planned all this? This has

his voice dripping with sarcasm, he said, "Yes, you're