Love Began with the First Meeting novel Chapter 1096

Every member of the Long Family strongly believed that they could perform better in a tough battle as long as they were well-rested and full of energy. The Longs would never leave a problem unsolved or unattended for another day, as it could grow into an unsolvable problem resulting in disastrous consequences.

"Alas! If only Little Molly's lovely breakfast would greet me when I wake up..." Eric mumbled while throwing himself into the soft bed wantonly. After a while, he added, "Waking up to Princess Evelyn's sweet kiss would be the best thing ever!"

He was amusing himself with his wild imagination. Thinking about the sweet scene was his way of feeling happiness. He was so exhausted, he fell asleep with a smile at the corners of his lips as soon as he closed his eyes.

Lenny made sure that Eric had fallen asleep before she closed the door for him as quietly as possible. After making sure that everything was in its place, she allowed herself some rest on the sofa of Eric's office. The only difference was that despite being exhausted, she was completely sleepless, unlike Eric.

She accidentally overheard Eric mumbling to himself and she realized that Eric hadn't really gotten over his separation from Molly.

It wasn't a long time before the night turned into a new day. Due to the financial crisis at present, everyone, whether they were white-collar employees or company management, seemed to get up much earlier than before. It was as if no one could sleep until the problem was put to rest. When the sun rose gradually from the east, they were supposed to have breakfast at home or at restaurant near the office, but the fact was that they ate sandwiches, bread or biscuits casually in the company while dealing with the affairs at hand and waiting for the market opening. Their hope was that large groups would not be affected by the crisis in Australia. Otherwise, the small enterprises would suffer too as a consequence.

Eric slowly fluttered his eyes. He was too tired to get up. It was just a few minutes past seven o'clock. Since the market wouldn't open until a few more hours, he decided to stay in bed a little longer. Besides, as the top decision maker of the company, there was nothing he could do even if he got up now.

However, for some reason, he had not been able to sleep for quite a while. Every other minute he'd feel something warm on his face. He tried rolling over the other side, but even that didn't help. At first, he thought he was just dreaming, but in the end he could no longer ignore it. All of a sudden, he opened his eyes wide, only to find a pair of big, round eyes blinking curiously at him. Surprised by Eric's sudden reaction, the person looked over her shoulder to see if her gasp had alerted anyone.

"Uncle Eric, are you awake yet?"

Evelyn's sweet and soft voice sounded like music to his ears. Eric wondered whether there was anything in the world that Evelyn could not brighten up with her presence. To him the answer was "no". Perhaps that was why he couldn't accept it when he found out that Evelyn had turned into an iron girl later. It saddened him as he couldn't understand how a sweet little angel like Evelyn would change like that, even though it was said that a girl would change eighteen times before reaching womanhood.

Eric's wishes before he had gone to sleep had come true. He was woken up by Evelyn's sweet kiss and a warm breakfast Molly had prepared for him by herself. At the time, Eric felt as though he was the happiest man in the world. He felt so good that he even shot a video and sent it to Brian through his cellphone, without worrying about being envied by his cousin.

The look on Brian's face when he saw Eric's smug face on the video was priceless. He didn't know how to feel about it. He wondered whether he should laugh or cry. However, as soon as he thought of the twins, a faint smile played at the corners of his mouth. At the same time, the thought of his other child came to his mind.

Immediately, he unplugged his phone from the charger and dialed a familiar number.

"Papa Brian? "

Mark's voice on the phone brightened Brian's face with a glowing smile. In a fatherly, caring tone, he said, "Are you having any difficulty handling all of this?"