Love Began with the First Meeting
Chapter 583 Even The Best-Laid Plans Often Go Awry (Part Three)

Irritated, Edgar furrowed his eyebrows and wondered, 'How could serious matters happen all at the same time?'

With a piercing look, he ended the call after telling Director Huang to replace Daniel as soon as possible, or turn to the police for help if needed. After hanging up, he closed his eyes and leaned back against his chair. Thinking things over again, he felt something was wrong. If the business matter of the Dragon Empire was related to the politics in Dragon Island, he could merely regard it as a political ploy. However, it was quite a strange coincidence that such mishap happened along with many other matters that had nothing to do with Dragon Island.

Suddenly, everyone got involved by this chain of unexpected events and became busy. It was like a good hand dealt in a gamble which was messed up and the scheduled good ending turned unknown.

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At Brian's villa, Molly sat on pins and needles after he left home. Bored with nothing to do, she washed the dishes, got changed and left the house. She decided to take a walk around a lake nearby. After aimlessly walking for quite some time, she felt exhausted and rested on a bench. Deep on her thoughts, she stared blankly at the people passing by.

For a long time, she sat there, devoured by her thoughts. Suddenly, her phone rang and snapped her out of her trance. Fishing out her phone from her bag, she glanced at the number and answered it hurriedly, "Bri!" Her eyes started to brighten.

"Where are you now?" Brian asked flatly from the other end of the call. Curious by the tone of his voice, Molly immediately answered, "I'm near the center of the lake."

"Are you back now?" looking around, Molly continued.

"Yes." said Brian, "Stay there and I'll come get you."

Brian didn't hang up on her. They kept talking on the phone until he saw her from a distance. At the sight of her looking at him, he ended the call.

"Have you finished your work?" she asked. With her eyes glimmering as the sun hit them, she stared at him just like a child who had been left behind.

Upon hearing her question, he shook his head lightly, "Not yet. I might become very busy today but I thought that you might feel bored at home, so I came to pick you up. Stay with me today, okay?"

Molly felt a bit puzzled. Brian had never had her around when he was working. She wondered why he broke his habit today, but still obediently nodded despite her doubts.

With a soft smile appearing on his face, Brian took Molly's hand and they left together. After their figures faded among the bushes, a man in black waistcoat, jeans and wearing sunglasses walked out from behind a tree. His lips curled into a cruel smile while staring at the bench which Molly remained seated. With a snort, he then turned around and also left the place.

Their drive began. Molly sat in the car and remained silent for a while. Knowing him for the longest time, she learned a lot of things from the glint in Brian's eyes. She didn't know what had happened, but she had a feeling that it must be something significant. "Bri, you came back to replace me because you thought that I might be in danger, right?" Molly asked, tilting her head. Deep inside, she wished he would tell her the truth.

Listening to her words, Brian stole a quick glance at her, astonished that she was able to read his mind. He nodded and calmly said, "Something happened to the entertainment center. It's a tough one to deal with, and I can't afford to have any distractions." Molly understood the implication of his words: He wanted to keep her in his side just in case he wouldn't be able to check on her.

After taking a grasp of the situation, she pressed her lips together, and her clear eyes glittered slightly. She then sat still and didn't say anything more to disturb Brian.

After a while, they arrived at the Dragon Empire's temporary office building in QY Island. Getting out of the car, Brian closed the door, walked from the front and took Molly's hand as she stepped out. They then walked into the building together. Unusually, Brian didn't walk straight when he led her in their tracks, which she failed to notice.

As they took a few strides, they arrived at an office area which was specially cleared out for the recent matter this time. He settled her at the resting area nearby and then went back and concentrated on his work. Their enemies had taken several actions at one blow, and he was yet to discover their real intention.

When they were trying to save the situation of the entertainment center, Eric was also making an appointment with the director of their cooperating company. It seemed that things were turning back on track. Meanwhile, there was some strange tension in the air at a school in A City.

All of a sudden, many strangers appeared in the campus without any notice at all. It seemed like a commotion was about to happen. Gathering all together, the school teachers stared at their faces curiously. But when they met their sharp and cold gazes, they immediately looked away and left in an instant.

"Why did they come to our school?" said one teacher. "What did they come here for?"

"It's said that they're protecting a child here," replied another.

"Really? How ridiculous! Whose child is that?" "I mean, even the president's child doesn't need to be protected that much!" she exclaimed. Murmurs and talks started to spread inside the campus.

As the crowd retreated, whispers faded along with their receding steps.

Despite their curiosity, they didn't dare to try and replace out the truth. Regardless of the recent commotion, classes resumed as usual and the intense atmosphere continued till noon.

When class ended, the teacher approached Mark with a smile. "Addison, you'll be the leader of Group C today," the teacher called him by his new name given by Brian. "Can you please lead your group to the canteen and enjoy your lunch together?" "Okay!" Mark replied happily. The little boy's face lifted and a wide grin was seen on his face, deepening his charming dimples.

After spending the days with his classmates, Mark loved being with them and he started to settle into his class. Inborn with the gift of leadership skills, similar to his father, he quickly gathered his group according to the teacher's instruction and was praised for that. "Good job, Addison! The Group C is the first to get gathered. Therefore, your group will lead the class today!"

Being praised by the teacher with her sweet voice, Mark merely nodded, smiling in reply. He then led the whole class and walked towards the canteen. As Mark moved around the campus, the strangers lurking at the school also moved with him secretly. They pretended to be the staff members of the school and tried to follow him as closely as possible, making sure not to let other students feel anything unusual. With the children's innocent minds, only the teachers realized what was actually going on.

After lunch, the children enjoyed a half-an-hour noon break where they were free to do anything they wanted. After playing with his classmates, Mark headed to the restroom. For him, everything seemed normal.

As soon as he went inside, a man who pretended to be a staff member stood at the entrance of the restroom. Listening to the joyful noises of the children coming from the outside, he wore a poker face and looked around with his sharp gaze.

Without any idea, Mark went out and washed his hands after answering the call of nature. As he stood in front of the wash basin, he paid a casual glance at a cleaner standing beside him. Feeling like something was off, he tilted his head and stared at the man. The man wore a cleaner's uniform and a mask so that nobody could see his face, including Mark. However, as he continued to stare at the man, he felt like the man's eyes looked familiar.

With knitted brows, Mark asked with confusion, "Uncle Daniel?"☐☐☐☐☐☐