Love Began with the First Meeting
Chapter 806 A Well-Planned Plot Was Slowly Revealed (Part Two)

And just when the reporters were getting more fanatical, and the VIP guests as well as the heavyweights of Dragon Island Congress waited with inward frowns, a childish voice came out of nowhere inappropriately. "I object, too!" Mark said firmly.

From the sideways, Mark followed Spark to the aisle. Then the people who were too engrossed with the scene between the three important people in the confrontation looked at one another in confusion. How could they have ignored who these two people were? As the young boy stood between Brian and Eric, Spark did not follow him, and stayed in a less noticeable place on one side. With his hands in his pockets, the corner of his mouth threatened to reveal a playful smile. Secretly, he looked forward to the good play that was about to happen.

"I object!" Mark repeated loudly. The young boy did not care how many people had their eyes on him, perhaps even wondering who he was. Allowing the frantic reporters to take photos of him, he looked at Brian, Molly, and then Eric. "I return to Dragon Island," he said firmly, "as a candidate ruler and descendant of the Long Family. Now, I am exercising some of my responsibilities and power!"

Although his words were tender and childish, they were firm enough not to be questioned. There was no doubt that a bomb had been dropped in the hearts of some people who knew nothing about him, which rendered them speechless for a few moments.

In the background amongst the crowd, Richie's indifferent eyes glowed with amusement upon hearing Mark's words. Although he figured out that someone would eventually stand up to object in the engagement ceremony, never in his wildest dreams had it occurred to him that it could be Mark, as after all, he was only a young boy. Meanwhile, Frank's eyes twinkled lightly as he turned back and exchanged a look with Farrell. Nodding, Farrell walked out quietly.

The sudden turn of the events had a great impact on everyone, especially Molly. She opened her mouth slightly and looked at her son, full of surprise, as if she still could not believe what had just transpired before her own eyes. It felt so unreal, like she was dreaming. Neither Brian nor Eric showed signs of making a move. The two did not even have any response to the words of Mark, but still, continued to stare at each other. Their flaming eyes, full of dangerous aura, gradually drowned the original warm and happy atmosphere. After a moment of astonishment, the crowd burst into a buzz as they talked to each other. Some wondered about the identity of the child while some were eager to see how it was all going to turn out, and the busiest people who happened to be the reporters, kept flashing their cameras away. Had they not been stopped by the security guards, they would have crossed the border to interview all those involved in the play.

Looking at Mark at that moment, it was not until then that Coco realized why her young master had asked her about the imperial power of the Long Family the other day. She wore a light smile, and suddenly felt that everything happening was like an extreme drama. Memories of when she was still an insignificant clerk in the Etiquette Department crossed her mind, and she remembered her ex-ruler objected his big older cousin's engagement. Now, however, something similar happened again to their children. Only, there was a slight difference. Upon examining Eric's facial expression, Coco suddenly had a gut feeling that he was doing the exact same thing his father did, which was to sacrifice himself in order to achieve something.

Shirley could not be more nervous at the moment. All of the parental love was understandable. As one of the parents, she did not want either of them to get hurt. But deep down in her heart, she had hoped for Brian to object the engagement. If Little Molly had loved Eric, she would have had nothing to say, and she might have even stopped Brian from trying to intervene. Yet, it was obvious that Little Molly and Brian were deeply in love. How could she bear to see them unable to be together for some reasons which she did not know? On the other hand, Smart looked at the weird sight of the crowd and her eyesight ended up falling on Eric's face. As she was his mom who had brought him up all those years, she could not be more aware of what her son was thinking right about now. 'Eric, if you think what you're about to do will be worth it, Mom will always have your back, 'Smart thought, both happily and bitterly.

Seeming absent-minded from beginning to end, and perhaps from the moment Brian showed up, Spark knew that what they had plotted for a long time would come to an end today.

Just as all sorts of thoughts were racing spontaneously, Farrell came back with something in his hand. Respectfully, he handed it to Frank and then backed off.

In his hand, though the box did not look big, it appeared rather exquisite. After a quick meaningful look at it, Frank offered it to Richie, saying, "Here, cousin. Take it," Squinting his eyes at the box, Richie knew what was inside without having to open it. "It's not appropriate for me to take it," he said calmly and firmly.

"What's in it?" Shirley asked doubtfully while looking at the two of them, but neither answered her question.

Sighing, Frank wore a light smile while looking at Richie. Even when his older cousin had taken off the burden of XK, he seemed unwilling to return to Dragon Island and handle any of its affairs. Why, even at that moment, he had refused to take the box. So as a result, Frank stood up with the box in his hand, and walked towards Mark. Under the doubtful watch of the crowd, he knelt down in front of Mark and opened the box. From inside, he took out a special-made shield boutonniere, which was different from those worn by others. The most prominent feature of the boutonniere worn by the Long Family was that the eyes of the dragon around Z were open.

"Click, click, click-" came the crazy clicking sound of the shutters, which was the only sound that could be heard. And meanwhile, everything that was taking place on the spot was immersed in the flashes.

Whatever Mark's true identity was, it was not that important to them. For every human being was more excited to see the former ruler of Dragon Island put on the boutonniere for Mark himself.