Love Began with the First Meeting
Chapter 513 Just Say The Word (Part Two)

Her eyes burned with tears and she gritted her teeth in fury. "Brian, sooner or later, I am going to make you see me differently," Hannah vowed.

She pressed on the accelerator harder. Her thoughts infuriated her. Yes, she wanted Brian to see her in a different light but didn't expect it would be the exact opposite of what she wanted. It was to be the start of a horrible nightmare. Instead of making him fall in love with her, Hannah would be severely punished for her actions. From then on, Brian turned into a cruel and heartless man. The people surrounding him knew it would be almost impossible to win against him in that state. They also knew there would be only one person whom he cared about and she was the simple and ordinary girl named Molly.

*

At the city hall building...

Edgar was in the middle of a meeting, summarizing all the departments' performance during the first half of the year. When the discussion turned to the knife fighting a few days ago, his expression turned grim. "I can't believe so many drugs are circulating in the city. What are the cops doing? If there had been no drugs found during that confrontation, I'm almost sure you won't even have conducted investigations until Black Widow had sold out all the drugs!" he thundered.

Furious, Edgar slammed a folder on the desk. Everyone in the meeting room was taken aback and frightened. This mayor was not an ordinary man. Last year, he was supposed to head on up to the State Parliament. But for some reason, Edgar refused the position and continued to serve as mayor. Though young, he was quite firm. A City's rapid development in recent years was a testimony to his leadership abilities.

When everyone remained silent, Edgar stared critically at the chief of police through his glasses. Coldly, he asked, "What happened to the man caught with the drugs?"

The police chief cleared his throat before reporting. "He was released from detention allegedly for suffering from a serious disease." The police officer didn't expect the mayor to question him during the meeting with everyone present. Cautiously, he added, "He's now at the private hospital of the Dragon Empire Group."

The mayor stared at the police chief, who looked so nervous that cold sweat beaded his forehead. Slowly, Edgar said, "I want every piece of information regarding that man caught with drugs and an after-action report. I want that report on my desk tomorrow, is that clear?" "Yes, Mr. Mayor!" the police replied immediately. He swallowed hard and expected to hear more from Edgar. When nothing more was said, he blew out a breath in relief.

The mayor shifted his attention to other concerns, including the highlights of other performance reports. Finally, Edgar adjourned the meeting. He then walked back to his office, with Bill following closely behind him.

Although he was steadier now after working with Edgar for more than four years, Bill could still be somewhat fussy and impatient. Closing the door, he immediately started to speak, "Mayor, is Daniel Molly's brother?" Frowning at the question, he answered in his deep voice, "I guess Molly is back."

It was Bill's turn to frown. "Is there a possibility that the man caught with drugs only has the same name as Molly's brother?"

"No, I don't think so," Edgar sighed. He took off his glasses and put on a grim expression. "I have a strong feeling it's him." He rubbed his forehead. "Molly is back, but I haven't heard about it at all." While he pondered about this, Edgar suddenly recalled Jenifer's behavior in the last several days. Sneering, he tapped into his computer and searched for a news report. It was about the concert held in T City last month. Edgar read through it but didn't replace anything odd about the article. There was something in his gut that told him they edited the news.

"Check this report for me," Edgar ordered Bill. "And check if Steven has come back."

Nodding, Bill replied, "Got it, boss." He quickly left the room to get what Edgar needed.

The mayor returned to reading the online report. After reading the news article, Edgar assumed someone had turned in Jenifer last month. But considering her relationship with Major General Zeng, she was never investigated. However, it appears Jenifer was still given orders not to work or show up in public. If all this somehow connected to Brian, Edgar now found it less difficult to understand everything.

Four years he'd been waiting for Molly. Even if it ended up that Edgar couldn't be with the woman, he would still like to wait and see how things turned out.

*

Inside a room, Spark leaned against the wall, his arms folded across his chest and his feet crossed. Manny sat on a table. Molly stood in front of Daniel, who was seated on a sofa, as she stared at her brother in utter disbelief.

"You claim to have been framed yesterday. But what about now, are you still being framed?" Molly asked with gritted teeth. She was angry and frustrated at the same time.

Her brother didn't respond, probably out of shame or guilt.

"Tell me, Daniel!" Molly demanded. She couldn't stand his silence and wanted answers.

He looked at her with bloodshot eyes. Daniel was also making every effort not to give in to the strong urge to shout at his sister. Glaring at Molly, he finally said, "I don't have to tell you anything!"

Tilting her head to one side, Molly yelled at him, "You do know that you're breaking the law, right?" Huffing, she said, "You'd still be in detention if Eric didn't help you out yesterday. And now, you're doing it again! What is the matter with you?" "It's none of your business," he said insolently. Suddenly, Daniel stood up, alarming both Spark and Manny, who both stared at him ready to defend Molly. Coldly, Daniel said, "It was all your fault that I ended up being bad." "What did you say? My fault?" Molly bristled in anger. She could not believe what she was hearing from her brother.

Snorting, Daniel said, "It was your fault that Brian grounded us in that house. It was your fault that I became addicted to drugs. Everything was your fault, Molly!" he screamed.

His body shook in anger, and his eyes were now extremely bloodshot. Daniel looked very close to losing control of himself.

Her brother's crazed look made Molly's knees weak, and she staggered back, but Spark caught and steadied her. Her face was pallid, and her whole body trembled. Molly opened her mouth to speak, but no words came out.

Face dark, Spark turned to look at Daniel and growled, "You should carry your weight instead of putting all the blame on your sister! Was it really all Mol's fault, Daniel? Wasn't your father to blame for making things worse?" Spark fumed.

Two days ago, when Molly and Eric attended the birthday party of Mr. Song's granddaughter, Spark waited for them to come home. Alone, several things ran through his mind, including what was happening at the party, and the thoughts nearly drove him mad. His biggest fear was that Molly would give in to Brian. He paced the room, walking back and forth, but he never calmed down because of the fear that filled his mind. In the end, he called up Harrow and asked about Molly and Brian's history.

He was somehow disappointed since Harrow couldn't provide all the details. But he learned the most important fact and that was Steven, Molly's father, was a gambler, and this was what brought Molly and Brian together..000000000☐☐☐☐☐