Love Began with the First Meeting
Chapter 842 Mol, I Love You (Part One)

At first glance, you have given me hope and the desire to live. And at second glance, you gave me an uncertain glimpse in this snowy night. That was where our love started. The night, the snow, you, me, we all melted into this romantic relationship. When the sky teemed with heaps of snow and the snow covered the ground, our love is just like the copious snow, crystal, clean, white, strong, and forever. Mol, I love you. And my love for you is even purer than snow. Love, Brian.

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The sun rose across the ocean over Dragon Island. The warm sunshine in this cold winter day lit everything in Dragon Island, guiding its people to replace themselves in the hustle and bustle of their every day lives.

"Dear Molly, what do you think of this one?" With a huge smile, Shirley placed a huge album of wedding designs on the table in front of Molly. The album included all the prestigious wedding designs and decorations from a prestigious designer. She turned to Molly and said, "I'm very fond of his work. It's simple but magnificent." Shirley opened the album for Molly to see and said, "There's elegance with a hint of fantasy and flexibility, which is not easy to achieve, my dear." Shirley pointed to the photos and continued, "It'll be simple, not complicated, but still be exciting. It'll have nobility in its simplicity."

Molly listened to Shirley while she browsed through the album. The more she saw, the more excited she got, and the more excited she got, the brighter her eyes got. She loved all of them but her eyes were drawn to the last one of a photo of the wedding that was clearly inspired by pink and romance. She stared at the photo, carefully studying all the details she could see. She turned towards her mother-in-law and pointed to the photo, "Mom, do you think this can be done in blue?"

Shirley looked at the photo Molly referred to and nodded. "Of course," she replied. She looked into Molly's eyes and asked, "Do you want it in blue?"

Molly took a look at the photo again and let her mind memorize all the details before she replied firmly, "Yes, I want it in blue." Her lips curled up to reveal a sweet smile and her face and eyes beamed with happiness and excitement,"Bri loves me in blue." She caressed the elegant ring on her slender finger and spoke softly, "He gave me the blue Soul of K."

Shirley watched Molly's face change at the mention of Brian's name. She pursed her lips and said, "But that's Brian's favorite. You should choose the one you like and want."

"I also like blue," Molly replied almost immediately. Molly's face changed from excited to serious as she explained to Shirley,"I've liked blue since the beginning. The fact that Brian loves me in blue just made me love it even more."

Shirley knew she couldn't change Molly's mind and caressed Molly's hair. "I think you're losing yourself in Brian," Shirley teased Molly. Molly didn't say anything and Shirley assumed her silence meant she could continue talking. "Dear Molly, you can't allow Brian to control everything," she told her. "Have your own mind to do what you desire to control."

Molly was confused at what Shirley just said and asked, "But," she said with confusion. "Isn't it better if I just let Brian arrange everything for me?" Molly sat up straighter and looked Shirley square in the eyes,"I really like it that Brian does everything for me. Maybe that's not being independent. But-" Molly paused and lowered her eyes to the ring on her finger. Shirley waited for her to continue. Molly looked up with a smile and continued, "It's great that he knows me so well and he knows my likes and my hobbies."

Shirley stared at Molly's gleeful and happy face and smiled with nostalgic emotions. It has been many years, even decades, but she still remembered sitting in the same apartment. She wore the wedding dress designed by Frank, waiting to get married. She had her own worries and doubts but she had Richie to hold her hands. And to keep holding her hands forever.

A bright, shining smile filled her face. She studied the apartment once again and felt transported back in time because it looked exactly the same. All the items that filled her happy memories were still there. The only thing that changed was the lead actress, and that was Molly. She would soon be the happy one.

"Dear Molly, you will have a happy and cheerful life. A life that's better than all of ours." She embraced Molly tightly. She wanted to pass on all the happiness she had to her daughter-in-law. Molly was impressed and touched at the sincere and solemn blessing from Shirley. Molly returned the embrace and gushed, "Thank you, mom. Everyone deserves a happy life and I don't want to steal happiness away from anyone. The only happiness I desire is the one that Brian will give me. I know life can be like candy. Some are sweet, sour, bitter, or chewy. And life is like that. It can be happy, sad, bitter, angry, or confusing. But it's still candy that I'd like to try. And if that candy came from Brian, I'd take it, no matter what it tasted like."

Shirley beamed at Molly's speech. Every mother around the world want their kids to have a happy life and to be with someone who knows, loves, and cares for them. It was obvious that Molly wants the same for her and Brian. And Shirley knew Brian has found the right woman he needs to be with for the rest of his life.

Time went by fast when busy. There were still so many things to do and to prepare for the wedding. Things that needed two days to finish were miraculously finished in one!

Molly was busy as ever. There were days when Shirley would drag her to the beauty salon for skin treatments and days when Wing would push her to try on a deluge of wedding dresses. There were even times when she felt she needed to book an appointment to have a date with Brian, which Eric would usually ruin by showing up accidentally on purpose during their dates.

The wedding day inched closer and closer. But, eventually, Molly realized everything was prepared. Everything was perfect, except for one thing. And on the last night before the wedding...

Inside the apartment, Molly surveyed the small room, dressed up with fun and festive decorations. A tear could not help but fall from her brooding, beady eyes. While she stood in the same room that her mother-in-law got married in, she felt magnificent. After going through so much, she can't believe she was finally getting married to Brian. A mixture of feelings filled her heart, sorrow, pain, regret, and shame but there was also happiness, glee, pleasure and a bright hope for the future.

She entered the small terrace and looked up at the star-filled sky with a smile. She whispered, "Mom. Dad, I'm getting married tomorrow." The stars seemed to sparkle and twinkle even more when she said that. Tears began to blur her sight but she kept her gaze on the starry sky and murmured, "I'm very happy. After going through so much pain the past few years, I am so happy to finally marry the one I love, who loves me, too. I cannot believe I could ever be this happy again. It feels like a dream in the daylight, a bubble in the summer air. I keep waiting for it to break in the sunshine."

Even though she sobbed heavy sighs, she had a huge smile on her face. She continued, "But I know, this time, it's true. I will have my happiness. Mom, Dad, are you happy for me, too?" With her head lifted towards the sky, her tears kept running down from her eyes to her cheeks and from her face. "I am very happy now, but I am also upset, Mom, Dad, because you are not here with me in my happiness."

Molly bit her lips and closed her eyes. "You're not here. And Daniel can't attend my wedding either because he's in the military." She exhaled deeply, her heart in deep sorrow for the absence of her family in her wedding. It's such a pity that, in the most important part of her life, her family, the people she cared the most about, would not able to witness her happiness.

She inhaled deeply before she opened her eyes to look at the stars once again, "But it's okay, I will give my best effort to always be happy and to build a warm and happy family, too. You don't need to worry about me anymore, Mom and Dad. I will take good care of myself, as well as Daniel."

The stars twinkled against the dark sky and Molly felt so much warmth and relief and she knew it was her parents. And they were finally happy that their daughter has found her true love and the happy life she's worked hard for.

The sun rose bright and warm the next day. A new day was coming, promising a grand event that carried so much romantic love and beautiful happiness to the new couple.