Love Began with the First Meeting
Chapter 554 A Messy Tangle (Part Two)

The explanation was plain and to the point, but Brian said it in a confident and domineering tone, which was due to the arrogance deep in his heart. He had every right to be so arrogant. "Due to your manipulation, untoward accidents may happen with many people..." Molly said in a polite tone, hinting at her disapproval of what Brian did and said.

Brian just wore a faint smile and responded, "Trading is very much like gambling. It's a game for the greedy people. Nobody was forced to enter stock market, every one made a choice." After taking a pause, he added, "Besides, what I do is not popular business. If I have considered everyone else's well-being, then accidents and misfortunes will happen to me!"

Molly did not utter a single word. Actually, she clearly understood what Brian saying was true, because she had worked part-time in the casino. But still none of this put her at ease.

Upon seeing Molly slightly lowering her eyes and seeming distressed, Brian suddenly said, "If you don't like that kind of thing, I can give up Emp, and even Grand Night Casino!"

Hearing his shocking reaction, Molly raised her head and looked at Brian with her mouth slightly open, as if she was looking at a stranger. She could not believe what she had just heard. She tried to read his face, to replace some sign that he was joking, but instead was confronted with his seriousness. She asked, "Really?"

"I'm not kidding!" Brian assured her of his sincerity yet again.

Molly could not express how she was feeling now. She was taken aback by Brian's words. How could he give up his business for her sake, in an instant?

"Well, you don't believe me?" Brian asked with remorseful eyes. "Molly, why don't you try? If you need it, I can stop Grand Night Casino and Emp Exchange right now!"

Molly tried to close her mouth and swallowed her saliva before she could come back to her senses. In a hurry, she shook her head and said, "Well, you don't need to do that just because of what I said... Besides, I could never make you do that."

Hearing her response, Brian sighed silently. In a bid to change the topic, he then said, "When I finish what I'm doing, let's head for lunch and then go to Grand Night Casino." Just saying that, he withdrew his eye-contact with her and his fingers landed back onto the keyboard.

However, he now felt pangs of pain and depression because of Molly's words, which sounded escaping. As a result, he reduced a share's price by one percent instead of raising it by one percent, which he was supposed to.

Brian did not finish work until noon. He had a good control of time. It was right in time for lunch. Instead of going somewhere far, they had lunch at a Chinese restaurant near Emp. But Molly least expected to encounter someone they ran into at the restaurant. Neither did Becky nor Lucy expect to meet Brian and Molly there. After having glancing at one another, they walked forwards...

"Mr. Brian Long!"

"Bri..."

Both of them ignored Molly with tacit understanding. Molly compressed her lips slightly and took a step backwards, with an embarrassed and coward expression all over her face, almost as if she was unpresentable.

In a split second, Brian glanced at her and frowned. As Molly took a step back, he grabbed her hand to stop her while saying indifferently, "I'm bringing Mol here to have lunch. Then we have some other plans..."

"Mr. Brian Long, we too have just arrived. Why don't you join us?" Lucy suggested.

Becky did not repeat the request. With slight sadness in her eyes, she tried to wear a faint smile across her mouth. When she heard what Lucy said, she pulled her gently yet hastily and whispered to her, "Let's not disturb..." She glanced at Molly plaintively with her pretty eyes while adding, "them." Hearing that, Lucy finally realized Molly's presence too. Then she looked at Brian and asked, "Mr. Brian Long?"

"I'm afraid that will be rather inconvenient!" Brian refused instantly. He took a glance at Becky and added, "Mol prefers a quiet environment. But you two enjoy yourselves!"

After saying that, and without waiting for any reaction, he pulled Molly towards a private room, behind the waiter's guidance.

Looking at their receding backs, Becky's eyes were filled with resentment, as Brian had never treated her so well, even when he had been in love with her earlier. Seeing Brian and Molly, holding hands so naturally, she could not help but grit her teeth. It was not until this moment that she realized that she had never walked with Brian hand in hand like this!

"I really don't understand. Molly is such a plain and ordinary woman! How could Mr. Brian Long fall in love with someone like her?" Lucy sneered. "Only an outstanding woman, like you, is qualified to be by his side. I mean what kind of person is Molly? She is nothing more than a bitch who sleeps around with men."

Upon hearing Lucy's poisonous remarks, Becky felt all the more depressed, because she so thought as well. She squinted slightly, gritted her teeth and said, "I will not let her remain with Bri!"

After saying that, a cold light laced with her gloomy intentions appeared in her eyes.

Becky did not withdraw her glare until she watched Brian and Molly disappear from her sight into the private room. As the rage faded gradually, she turned back to Lucy slowly and said, "I have lost my appetite now. You enjoy lunch by yourself, sorry!" "Then you..."

Becky did not respond. Instead, holding her bag tightly in her hand, she walked away as proud as a peacock, leaving the restaurant behind.

Looking at her back and then looking in the private room's direction, Lucy sneered coldly. She went on with her lunch, in a seemingly improved mood.

After walking out of the restaurant's gate and entering the car, Becky took out her cellphone and dialed a number.

As the line got connected, an arrogant woman's voice came through. Having no time to care about the sense of arrogance, Becky said coldly, "I have decided that I agree to cooperate with you, but you must ensure to succeed." "With your help, how could I possibly fail?"

Hearing that, Becky tightened her hand, in which she gripped her cellphone. Then she said, "After you succeed, I need for you to leave Molly at my disposal!"

"You may ask for anything except Brian, and I will accept those demands..."

"Ok, this is a deal!" Becky answered, gritting her teeth. While a cruel and gloomy expression flashing in her eyes, she hung up.

This time, she was determined to prevent Molly from winning Brian over at any cost, even if it meant damage to herself. As for Hannah, she would deal with her later. After all, it was still uncertain who would have the last laugh. I