Love Began with the First Meeting novel Chapter 1349

Dragon Island, the most influential and modernized place in the world, held many lives in its hand. The Long Family's hereditary monarchical system had brought her mixed feelings; confusion and temptation plagued her as she ogled at her surroundings.

"Do people here..." Maggie leaned closer to Edgar, her eyes flittering around. She gulped and then asked, "Do people here kowtow to their superiors?"

Edgar looked down at her and seeing that she was nervous, gave her an assuring smile. "Yes, they do."

Maggie's facial expression changed instantly. That was unacceptable. She had never kowtowed to other people, not even to her parents. If she had to kowtow to anyone here, it would feel... It wouldn't feel right. It would feel very wrong.

Edgar's eyes darkened. Hyatt, watching them, suppressed a smile. However, there was laughter in his eyes.

"Please," Hyatt said again. He could tell that Edgar wasn't going to explain, and there was no reason why he should ruin the couple's fun.

A faint smile lingered on Edgar's lips while Maggie continued to worry about having to kowtow to Eric later. They had dinner at the same time the night before. Now she would have to kowtow to him. It really didn't feel right.

When she reached the door of the main hall, she heard gales of laughter coming from inside. She opened the door, looked inside and realized that she had been tricked. "Edgar!" She grounded her teeth.

Edgar's smile never left his face. Hyatt made a gesture to usher them in. Edgar reached over to take Maggie's hand and pulled her inside the hall.

Maggie was pretty bold in front of her old friends, but when she met strangers or someone she wasn't quite familiar with, she was shy and reserved, and the main hall was full of people she didn't know. She tried to pull her hand out of Edgar's.

But Edgar didn't let her go. Instead, he pulled her over to the crowd. He greeted them cheerfully.

Eric turned to a woman in her forties. "Your may serve the dishes."

"Yes, sir," the woman answered, motioning to the waiters to get ready to serve.

It was a dizzying experience for Maggie. She had gone into the hall, said hello, realized she was tricked by Edgar and had a warm and tasty dinner with them. During dinner, she found out something that she felt was kind of odd. Brian was terribly possessive of Molly and that he noticed every tiny detail about her. Meanwhile, Eric seemed impassive all throughout the dinner, and Maggie continued to suspect there was something weird underneath his exterior. Whenever he looked to Molly, he had an inexplicable look in his eyes.

But more so than Eric, it was Addison that really captured Maggie's attention. He had a smile so innocent that it seemed like an angel's smile, with dimples that were very deep whenever his lips curved. His smile was so bright that it made Maggie feel like she was basking in the spring sun. Maggie could easily see other people feeling the same, and Addison certainly had the kind of aura that made everyone want to be close to him.

He behaved like a perfect gentleman. It was clear that he took good care of his siblings and parents. Addison would become a prominent man in the future, Maggie could tell. It was hard for people to believe he was the same boy who had got an A in the Eagle.

"Mommy, you go with Papa Brian. I will stay here with Charlie and Evelyn," Addison said. "I promised Evelyn that I would do a jigsaw puzzle with her."

"That's right. He promised me," Evelyn said.

Their words made Charlie smile. He was getting more food for Evelyn. The smile on his face was placid, significant, and mature, almost like it should not be on a five-year-old boy's face.

Addison was left behind with the children. Eric and the other adults–five in all–took two cars to the secret army base which was supposed to be restricted to the staff of the Dragon Island.

Here, Edgar and Maggie felt more comfortable. They were used to solemn soldiers with brisk and cutthroat mannerisms. Maggie didn't quite understand why Eric brought them here. After all, she and Edgar were his rivals to some extent.

The car pulled over next to some training ground and Eric gestured for them to get out. That was when a chorus of voices rang out so loud that it cut through the dark night as if to tear the sky apart.