Love Began with the First Meeting
Chapter 168 A Phone Call To The Heart (Part Three)

The dress wrapped her plump breasts just right, cleavage partly hidden. The tight-waisted design emphasized a beautiful spread-out of her hemline. To complete the look, she had chosen a burgundy belt, buckled into a butterfly knot. The belt complemented her burgundy stilettos, decorated with butterfly knots at the counter.

She wore her long straight hair in a relaxed bun and had a black butterfly earring in her left ear. She chose slight make-up, different from the typical woman in parties who would sure arrive in excessive make-up. Her make-up was almost invisible, but she looked gorgeous. The light-yellow lip gloss and her clear eyes matched nicely, making it difficult for others to take eyes off her even for just a moment.

The admiration in Eric's eyes was unmistakable. He saw Molly as an angel falling through the sky at dawn, after a cloudy starless night, who attempted to go out of darkness while clinging to the different temptation brought by darkness. Her radiance was like bright morning light shining through the gloomy, grey sky of his heart. And Eric's attraction looked even deeper. He peeked into her soul, to the wonderful person Molly was inside.

Eric stared at Molly in such a way that she felt nervous. She puckered her lips and asked, "Well, looking terrible?"

Eric smiled extremely evilly and attractively. He slightly looked up and said, "You are going to be the most beautiful black swan at the party!"

'You will also be a black swan that can beat on certain nerve deep in somebody's heart!'

Eric thought, with a naughty smile.

At the moment, Tony came back, saying that Brian told him to pick Molly up. Eric refused him outright before Molly could even say a word. Without hesitation, he took an overcoat for Molly and grabbed her by the hand and walked her out of the villa. Without a word, he drove Molly to the hotel for the party.

All that Tony could do was to drive, trailing after Eric. When he found a chance to call Brian, he briefly reported to him what was happening.

On the other end, Brian frowned, not wanting to believe what he heard. He only put in a few dispassionate words and hung up. "What's up?" Shirley asked out of concern when she saw the darkness on Brian's face.

"Nothing!" an indifferent-looking Brian answered with one word and kept his gaze on Wing and Weston, who sat in front of him. Weston had said something to which Wing was grinning sheepishly, her eyes curving into half moons. "Wing and Weston don't have the plan to get married, do they?" he asked Shirley in return. Shirley also looked at the two, sighed slightly and said, "Wing is careful. Overcautious I'd say. She fears what might happen to Weston in her absence,"

Shirley said with a heavy heart. She recalled how years ago when they were still in T City, at the Grand Kindergarten, Wing and Weston had fought in the director's office. She remembered the incident as if it had just happened yesterday.

While she thought about the incident, a big hand rested on her shoulder, followed by an embrace into familiar arms. Shirley raised her head and looked up at Richie, whose eyes were as deep as the sea. His lips had an inexplicable expression.

"Wing has been sensible since she was a child. She has a sense of propriety. She knows exactly what she is doing!" Richie's words were full of love for his daughter. He looked with his deep eyes at Wing, who kept smiling and laughing before his eyes. He could not feel more sorry for her, but his face showed nothing but calmness.

As far as he could remember, there was only one time when Wing got self-willed. That was when she got to know her own identity and Shirley was going to leave her. She refused to take medication. She cried days on end, inconsolable. More so, she told Richie about the hard times when Shirley had eked out a living, washing dishes with her on the back, in an alley during winter.

The crying face with shining teardrops had forever been etched on Richie's heart. After that, he always felt guilty in front of Shirley. The guilt sat not on his chest but deep inside his heart and soul. How he wished he could turn back the clock, undo all the wrongs and correct all the missteps. The feeling of guilt burnt his guts slowly yet so badly that eventually there was nothing left but a shell of a person. All that Richie could do now was to own up to his mistakes, charge it to the game and look to another day.

Thinking of that, Richie held Shirley more tightly. They didn't need words to express their emotions for the moment.

Their superfluous emotions were something that Brian had seen enough. So he wasn't bothered at all. It was from Richie and Shirley's love that Brian had learned the value of persistence in life. It was OK if he didn't fall in love. For him, life didn't depend on love like the first and fifteenth. But then, if he loved, he would love at any cost!

The charity party would start in a short while. People were constantly trickling in, promising a full house, partly due to Wing's influence, being the hot item she was; and partly due to Spark's sensational genius. Better still, the powerful faces behind this event were also causing quite a stir in the airwaves.

Outside of the hotel, the media from all over the world crammed space. For security, there was a heavy police presence, besides contracted private security detail from Shadow Organization and XK.

Luxury cars arrived at the gate of the hotel in succession. Celebrities from all over the world were showing up, looking stunning on the winter evening. Lighting for the night looked fantastic, adding an extra sparkle to the glamour.

When Eric's car arrived, all the media swung into action, pressing and huddling as cameras rolled. In particular, they pressed to know which female star the future heir of Dragon Empire Group was bringing to the party tonight. However, when he opened the door to let his companion go out, everybody was guessing and trying to replace out who Molly was.

There are no secrets in this world that time doesn't reveal. Someone had taken a keen interest in what happened at Falloon Mall several days ago. Some of the celebrities at the party easily recognized Molly as the girl over whom Eric and Brian had fought. From that moment on, they could not help but wonder how it would go down between Eric and Brian at the party tonight. 00