Love Began with the First Meeting
Chapter 548 Bitter, Sweet Love (Part One)

If the whole world betrays you, I will betray the whole world by your side. These were the words Eric Long once said.

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With his hands in his trousers' pockets, Brian lightly leaned against the desk, watching the monitor in front of him. His mouth was sealed, while his falcon eyes were deep with cool light.

Pulling the corner of his mouth, Shane tried to pretend that he wasn't heard by Brian just now. Looking somewhat embarrassed, he hung up the phone hastily and greeted Brian, "M...Morning! Mr. Brian Long!"

"Hmp!" Brian sneered at Shane's greeting. With his black eyes turning deeper, he said in an indifferent tone, "Jason is going to have a long holiday soon. You will replace him during his absence as soon as you finish everything in QY Island..."

"Aha?" Shane replied, cutting-off Brian's words. The words he just heard made Shane's eyes wide-opened, unhappy from this sudden news. He then tried putting on a slight smile and said, "Mr. Brian Long, let me deal with that cheater... You know that I won't be able to manage a casino. If I do, I might as well die."

Shane's gambling skills were absolutely undisputed, but managing a casino would mean a headache for him. Even before, whenever Brian wanted to teach him a lesson and fix him, he would let him manage a casino. Most of the time, it worked.

"You may die, not must die..." said Brian, which simply meant that there was no longer room for negotiations. Hearing this, Shane couldn't help but cry silently in his heart, blaming himself for his own mischief. This happened because he was being a big-mouth just now. "I will be sending what you asked for last night in an instant," Brian said while standing up, walking around the desk and sitting down behind it.

"Understood. I'll be going there tomorrow," said Shane, who instantly became serious whenever business was on the line. As soon as he read the documents sent by Brian, he understood what Brian was thinking about. Time passed and they continued discussing. After giving instructions to Shane, Brian turned off the monitor and ended their conversation. His fingers started typing quickly on the keyboard, sending commands to XK Intelligence Agency one after another.

After working and being busy for several hours, time passed and the dawn finally came, but the sky was still dreary.

Brian stood up, walked out of the study and went to his bedroom. Seeing that Molly was still peacefully sleeping, he sat by the bedside and kissed her softly on her forehead. After a while, he stood up, intending to leave the room.

At that moment, Molly suddenly opened her sleepy eyes, looking at the shadowy figure ahead. Then, she said in a low voice, "Bri..."

Surprised, Brian turned to look at her and said, "You should sleep some more. I will just take Mark to school," while staring at her sleepy eyes.

Hearing that, Molly sat up and said, "If that is the case, let me come with you. Let's take him to school together."

With a smile flashing in his eyes, Brian nodded and said, "Okay!" He then turned around and left the bedroom.

With a faint smile at the corner of her mouth, Molly threw the quilt aside and got out of the bed. Feeling a slight discomfort on her body, the crazy touch she had experienced last night suddenly came to her mind. Thinking of that, she felt her heart softened and cheeks turning hot while entering the bathroom.

Meanwhile, Brian dressed Mark neatly and they went downstairs together. Lisa had already prepared some warm milk and breakfast on the dining table, considering both Mark's taste and his overall nutrition.

"Papa Brian, was mommy still tired last night?" Mark said. The little boy's words were as innocent as his age. He asked these words while drinking his milk and blinking his clear eyes.

Surprised by his son's question, Brian was caught off guard and became a little frozen, looking upstairs by instinct. After a moment of silence, he took a frown secretly and said in an indifferent manner, "Mommy is already awake. She's going to take you to school with me." Excited, Mark jolted out from happiness, "Really?"

"Yeah!" Brian replied with a slight smile curling on his lips. After drinking his milk, he placed it down and said, "You go on with your breakfast. I'm going upstairs to check on Mommy, okay?"

Mark nodded obediently, looking at Brian as he stood up and went upstairs. It was not until Brian went out of his sight that he turned his head back and went on eating his breakfast. Reaching for the knob, Brian entered the bedroom, seeing no signs of Molly. He turned his head, looked around and went to the bathroom. With a slight frown, he walked ahead. "Mol?" he said, knocking worriedly.

Desperate, he stood at the door, waiting patiently. However, nobody answered. There was complete silence.

"Mol!" Brian shouted, letting his deep voice out.

Still, the silence continued. With his brows knitted and a tight frown in his face, he grabbed on the knob and the bathroom door suddenly opened. Later, he found out that Molly had gotten changed. But even before he could react, Molly stared at him and said frustratingly, "Look over here!" Pointing at her own neck, she shouted, "Tell me! How could I meet anyone with this?"

Curious, Brian looked at her neck and saw the trace of their love last night. Seeing the dark red sign, a desiring light flashed across his eyes.

While Brian was amused by her reaction, Molly felt the total opposite. Stomping her feet with anger, she said, "How could I take Mark to school in this way?"

When Brian saw that she was about to cry from frustration, he wore a faint smile on his thin lips. He turned around and walked into the dressing room. Looking around what's inside, his sight laid on a gauze kerchief. He took it and walked back towards Molly. Seeing through her worries and frustration, he wore the gauze kerchief around her neck and tied it into a beautiful rosette.

Surprised by his action, Molly was stunned as she looked at herself in the mirror, staring at the art Brian made. "When and how did you learn to do this?" she asked, focusing on the beautiful rosette she's now wearing.

"I saw Richie always doing this for Shirley when I was young. Later on, I tried doing this for Wing, sometimes," he replied. "Let's go downstairs. Mark is waiting for us!" Brian continued in a soft tone.

Looking at his slender figure turning around, Molly felt warm in her heart. Last night, when she wept from the sorrows in the past, Brian had neither said anything nor left her. Instead, he held her in his arms lovingly until she fell asleep.

As Brian was heading out the room, he heard no footsteps from behind. He turned around to see what Molly was doing. "Are you still not leaving?" Brian asked in an indifferent tone.

After being in a daze for quite some time, Molly rushed to catch up with Brian. Seeing that she was in a daze, he wore a faint, comfortable smile at the corner of his mouth as he turned around.

Later that morning, after their sweet act, Brian and Molly took Mark to school together. Remembering that he had something to deal with, he asked, "I have to go to Emp, are you going there together with me or..."

Surprised, Molly was in a daze. Brian, who had been domineering all this time, was actually asking for her opinion. Unable to respond right away, she first paused and said, "I...I want to see Daniel first." Yesterday, after leaving the hospital, she hadn't been able to get a hold of Daniel. She had tried calling Eric and later had learned that Daniel had been sent to a drug rehabilitation center. Not knowing when would be the next time she could return from QY Island, in consideration to possible uncertainties, she wanted to visit him before leaving A City for QY Island with Brian. 00000☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐