Witnessing the scene in front of him, Vincent was suddenly confused, 'Was Cora wrong?'
With several answers running on his head, he suddenly questioned himself. He had always remembered Cora as a proud woman, a woman who was as gratified as a queen. But right now, she was crying so hopelessly, like a beggar, wet, dirty and rotten in the streets. It seemed that she had lost all her dignity. Vincent couldn't help but sigh silently for her. For Vincent, Brian, and the rest of the men in black suits, Cora was wrong. But to Cora… She was just fighting for her love. That was absolutely all right. She couldn't think of anything wrong with what she had done. Then what went wrong all this time? If there was one thing that could be blamed, it should be that she did it at a wrong time or seized a wrong chance.
"Brian, I can't accept it! I can't accept it!" Struggling to straighten up and gathering all her remaining strength, Cora shouted hysterically.
Surprised by her sudden outburst, Brian gradually rose while his eyes were still fixed at the poor woman. Dirt was all over her face, traces of blood were around her lips, and tears were still on her cheeks. Deep inside her heart, she was totally broken, irreplaceably broken. Never had she been so pained and damned like this before. Moreover, she had never anticipated it to be this painful.
"Alright, here is your final chance." Putting his hands on his pockets this time, Brian stated slowly, "I will arrange a game between you and Mol." Though Brian wasn't finished with his sentence yet, Cora's eyes immediately lit up. "The reward will be me. If you can win, I will give you the chance you want!" Giving emphasis to his conditions, he stared at Cora for a few seconds. However, before she could even respond, he turned and walked towards his car. While walking away, he ordered, "Vincent, take care of Miss Ke."
"Yes, Mr. Brian Long." Vincent understood what Brian really meant. With Brian gone, he watched Cora and saw the woman's eyes, which were filled with disbelief and excitement. In his heart, he told himself, 'This woman is too stupid.'
With a sway of his hand, he ordered the men to grab hold of her and get her into the car.
After Brian returned to A City from the suburb, it was almost the time when Charlie and Evelyn should be released from school. He thought it would be a nice idea if he could pick the kids up, so he gave Molly a call, telling her that he would do the job today. Then he drove to the kindergarten.
He might not be a good father. However, considering his identity and what he was occupied with every day, it could be said that he had done his best as a father. Every time that he was in A City and as long as he was free, he would pick up the kids. He wouldn't miss the chance for the world. Unfortunately, most of the time, the schedules would clash. He would mostly be busy at the time they were released from school. Hence, he didn't get much chance to take the kids home. He felt guilty at the thought of it, thus he made sure that he would make it up to them every time he was home.
After he parked his car, he went to the entrance of the kindergarten. Just like all other parents did, he stood there and waited patiently. However, the moment he stood there, the other parents set their eyes on him. Unwanted glances, especially from female parents, fell on him.
Then they would chuckle excitedly and start to exchange glances and words pertaining to him. All of them were awed by how good-looking Brian was.
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