Love Began with the First Meeting novel Chapter 130

And what he said was not entirely false. Like that one time, there was a slump in the share price of Shen Group which came as a warning to him from Brian.

Sheridan sighed under the table. The fact that he was forced to do that showed that Brian had grown to become one of the super powers in A City and he did not want to have a direct conflict with him. He finally stopped thinking about his business and looked at Shirley. Her eyes had turned red and they were brimming with tears. He could not help but raise his hand to touch the corner of her eye, wiping the tear away from her beautiful cheek. He said emotionally,"I never thought that I could see you again for the rest of my life. When I found out that you were in A City, I followed you to every place you showed up. I really hated it that all I could do was silently watch you from a distance. But it was very fortunate that I had eyes on you yesterday. If I had not been watching you, I would have lost you and that would have left me with full of regret and self-loathing. I would have been pulled again into the deepest of abyss, which for me is full of sadness and self-blaming."

Shirley was so moved by his words. She licked her lips slightly and looked at the man in front of her, who was her first love. But he was also the reason why she met Richie and started a life filled with pure love with Richie. And since the past was so far away now, no matter how much he had hurt her, they were now just poignant memories. Moreover, he had sacrificed so much for her. She could not bear to blame him any more for his past deeds.

"Sheridan, will you remove the mask and show me your face? Could you? Please?" Shirley asked in a hushed tone. She did not want to hurt him.

He couldn't look into her eyes after hearing that request. He kept his regretful gaze on the floor and replied in a soft tone,"I am too ugly now. I am afraid it will scare you."

"I do not care what you look like now. I just want to see you..." Shirley's voice trembled. Tears were all but ready to fall down from her eyes.

After a short silence, Sheridan decided to reveal his face to her. He withdrew his hand from Shirley's face and slowly reached for his silver mask. He moved it away from his face... It all seemed to happen in slow motion. Ever since he had started wearing the mask over twenty years ago, no one had seen his real face, other than himself when he looked into the mirror. He didn't know why he kept it covered. Maybe he did not want others to see his ugly face or maybe he was trying to evade the past and become a different person.

A horrible and drastic scar sprawled across his face - from the corner of his eye, it traveled across his face to the opposite corner of his mouth. His handsome face was completely destroyed by the spider-web-like scar. Seeing the dreadful scar, Shirley was devastated. She raised her trembling hand slowly, wanting to touch his face. She was on the verge of tears.

As Shirley reached for the wide scar on his face, Sheridan turned his face away slightly by instinct to avoid being touched. His reflex reaction worsened her sorrow. Her hand stopped in mid-air. Then she withdrew it slowly. She could not control her emotions anymore. Tears burst out from her bright, beautiful eyes.