Love Began with the First Meeting
Chapter 686 All I Can Do Is Put On A Mask (Part Two)

These past few days, he had been hoping that she would come to him and tell him the truth herself, but she didn't. She just kept it to herself. In addition to that, she even told Hannah about their promise and reminded him. It was breaking his heart that she was making every effort to leave him. She would never know that he was only making a bet. How delighted he would be if she could rush upstairs to ask him directly, instead of turning around and leaving. Her love for him was never faithful, so was his love for her. Like a fallen leaf, their love was too fragile to face any challenge or difficulty. They shouldn't have been together from the very beginning. More to the point, their paths shouldn't have crossed in the first place. That was why everything had gone wrong.

Brian stared at Molly who was being carried away by the guards. Flashbacks started to run through him all of a sudden. All the sweet and bitter memories with Molly, and everything they had been through came flashing through his mind. His eyes looked red now, and he gritted his teeth to force back his tears, his temples throbbing because he was trying too hard.

All these years, she hadn't been the only one who wasn't faithful enough. He, himself, admittedly, was also to blame. He had always loved her in his own way instead of thinking about and caring for her feelings. He had forgotten that love was something he could never control. Just as Richie had said, a broken heart could never be healed.

Brian, despite his domineering arrogance and ruthlessness was now on the edge of crying but he was trying his best not to give in to the urge. There was no one else to blame, it was all his fault that everything ended up like this. Molly had already lost all her affection for him and it was ridiculous of him to hope that she would rush into his room to stop him and Hannah like she was his real girlfriend. How stupid of him to think that she would fight for his love?

Pained, sad, and bitter, Brian pressed his lips together. Molly had already been taken out of his sight.

'Molly, even if it is a mistake to love you this much, I will stand by it till the end of my life.' Brian thought to himself while his heart was slowly ripped into pieces.

He used to think that it was the best that she stayed with him no matter what. But now that he came to realize that everything was wrong from the beginning, he knew that it was time that he put an end to it. As soon as Mark recovered from his illness and he could make sure that Molly would be able to live a simple life with their son, he would be ready to let her go. Brian closed his eyes and felt a strong stab of pain in his heart.

He would definitely let her go even though he loved her so much. Despite the pain, he was willing to make the sacrifice.

He slowly turned around and opened his eyes. While scanning the villa, he could hear Hannah's groaning which gradually faded away. His eyes squinted, sorrow and anger filled them.

He turned once again and then tramped out of the villa.

Staring at Brian's retreating figure, Tony let out a sigh before following after him, "Mr. Brian Long, is there anything I should do for you?"

"Finish up here for me," Brian said coldly. His tone was as imperious as before, but he failed to hide the touch of sadness emanating from his voice.

Tony turned his head to look around the room before saying yes.

The command not only meant cleaning up all the mess Hannah had made, but it also meant that Brian had already decided to give up on Molly. He was letting her go. Tony stared at Brian, who had just got into his car, and then he let out a big sigh again. Their relationship was so complicated. Molly was not brave enough and Brian was too self-centered. Fate had not been so easy on them because maybe they were not destined for each other. Whatever they did, perhaps their paths were meant to go separate ways. For a couple like them, the relationship was doomed from the start.

*

Molly had no idea where she was. She looked around and found herself in a manor with men in black standing in all corners. Smiling sadly, she asked, "Is Brian going to imprison me?"

One man in black coldly replied, "Mrs. Molly Long, I'm afraid you have to stay in this manor. You can ask anyone around here for anything you need, but you're not allowed to leave, not even a single step out of the manor."

After he finished his words, he left before Molly could say anything.

The corner of Molly's lips curved down and she felt her knees weaken. She slumped onto the bench in the room and her eyes went vacant. She was not extremely surprised, she had always known that Brian was extremely cruel. Even killing a man was easy for him. But she had never expected that he would reach a level like this and do this to her.

How evil could he be to imprison a woman? How could he do that?

Tears slowly rolled down her cheeks and into her open mouth. It was salty. Molly closed her eyes sadly, but what Brian had done and said immediately rushed to her mind. She could clearly see his cruel eyes and hear his cold words in her mind. "Molly, you think this is cruel? Then let me tell you, this is nothing compared to what's waiting for you."

Molly suddenly opened her teary eyes, which were filled with fear. She instinctively wrapped her arms around herself as if trying to protect herself from an enemy, but then gradually loosened her grip. She had no idea what Brian would do with her. Being imprisoned here could drive away her sanity. The fear for things unknown took control of her.

*

Lying in bed, Hannah stared into the ceiling with vacant eyes as if she was dead. There were bruises all over her body and even a dry blood stain could be seen on her leg. She looked like a ragged doll which had just been played and tortured by a naughty kid.

All the mess in the room were proof of the violence just now. Hannah had never in her wildest dreams, expected she would end up like this. She was only one step away from getting what she had ever wanted. It was like she was in heaven the last minute, but the next minute, she was dragged into hell. And Brian was the devil.