Hearing that, Molly rolled her eyes. She glanced at Charlie, who was smiling just as his father had guessed. Molly shook her head, helplessly. Although it was a good thing that her elder brothers cherished their younger sister, Molly didn't want Evelyn to grow into a dependent woman, and she didn't want her to depend on Mark or Charlie too much either. After all, Mark and Charlie wouldn't be able to accompany her all their lives. If Evelyn didn't learn to be independent enough, Molly was afraid if Evelyn ever encountered any problem in the future, she would run from it or face it like a coward, just like Molly had done when she was younger.
Hearing no response on the other end of the phone, Brian knew what Molly was thinking, just as he always did. Her black eyes became soft gradually. "Mol, what you're afraid of will never happen to Evelyn," he assured her. He wouldn't allow it to happen. Mark and Charlie wouldn't either, especially Charlie.
If there were even a whisper of a possibility of Evelyn being threatened, they would stifle it in the cradle. Things in the future would confirm what Brian said at this moment. Evelyn would never get hurt. She would become confused occasionally, but that would only help her growth as a woman. From the beginning to the end, thanks to the company of Charlie, Evelyn's twin brother, as well as the membership of the Long Family, Molly's concerns would never come true. On the contrary, Evelyn would grow into an iron lady, which was beyond Molly's expectations. As a result, it would be Molly who wouldn't be able to bear her daughter's temperament.
Molly would come to pity the man that was going to marry Evelyn. She would wonder if he was being punished for a wrong that he did in a previous life, so he had to atone in this lifetime, by marrying Evelyn. Of course, all of these things would happen quite sometime later. And all that would be another story.
"You..." Molly paused for a moment. "Where are you?"
Looking at the villa in front of him, Brian answered with a smile, "I'm outside the door!"
Hearing that, Molly was stunned. She immediately turned around and walked to the door. When she opened the door, she saw Brian get out of the taxi. He regarded her for a moment before striding towards her.
Molly didn't move. She had been waiting for him at the door. Brian pulled her into his arms as soon as he reached her, embracing her tightly. Brian only needed one lover in his life. He would cherish the one and only woman who had undergone hardships together with him until he died.
However, Molly frowned all of a sudden and wasn't feeling the same sentimentality that Brian had at this moment. In a grouchy voice, she said, "Your body has the smell of another woman!" While saying that, she looked at him with disdain. Then she put her hands on his chest and tried to push Brian away from her.
However, her hands were grasped by Brian's big hands. He even tightened his grip around her even more. With a faint smile on his thin lips, he whispered by her ear in a deep voice, "She hugged me..."
"..." The corners of Molly's mouth twitched. Gritting her teeth, she grimaced and said, "You need not tell me that!"
"I don't want to lie to you." Brian's voice sounded casual, but his eyes looked deep yet helpless. Hastily, he added, "I promise that no other woman except for you can hug me."
Hearing his explanation, Molly felt her heart beat faster and do little flips inside her chest. The words "I don't want to lie to you" could be equal to all the fine sounding words of love in the world. How many men dared make such a promise to their wives? How many men who had made such a promise could guarantee to keep it?
"Then how about Wing? And Evelyn and mom? Can't they hug you?" Molly asked. She could feel the man who was holding her in his arms tense up for a moment. Then the smile at the corners of her mouth deepened.
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