Love Began with the First Meeting novel Chapter 1403

Sally suddenly thought of something she'd read from a book before. "When you get something, oftentimes you don't get to have it for a long time. But once you lose something, there's a chance that it will come back to you again." It really fit her situation. Everyone always had something that made them sad whenever they saw, and everyone had someone that they'd never ever forget.

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Sally sat by the roadside. She was wearing Chandler's suit and wasn't wearing her heels anymore, but instead they were neatly set aside. She could feel the rough gravel pressed up against the soles of her feet. She leaned her head slightly so that it was between her knees. She watched cars passing by as the street buzzed with its own noise—her eyes reflected the gleam of the cars' lights.

Chandler leaned on the car, lit a cigarette, and took a drag. As he exhaled the smoke, the wind blew along with it. Neither he nor Sally spoke, as if they had an understanding. The two were quietly waiting for Rose. Deep in his heart, Chandler just wanted to give Sally some space where she could be alone and everything was quiet.

A sudden roar of the engine came, as a car pulled over behind Chandler's car. Chandler and Sally instinctively looked at the car. They watched as Rose got out, looking as beautiful as ever. She was extremely beautiful—she was tall and had an hour-glass figure. Today, she wearing a red, tight dress that hugged her breasts. It slid down all the way to her thighs like a fish tail elegantly showing her beautiful body. Her heels clicked as she walked towards Sally. When she spoke, her voice was cold like ice. "You're a coward. If you can't see him today, then with the worst case scenario, you can come to Dragon Island later with me."

Sally shook her head. If she didn't see Addison today or meet him so frequently, she would have to go to Dragon Island, but she just couldn't for now. Once she returned, she'd never be able to leave.

She stood up in her bare feet and looked at Rose. "Rose, thanks... I'll figure out another way. I survived not seeing him for the past seven years. I think I can wait a few days if that's how long it takes to see him."

Rose opened her mouth as if to curse Sally but Chandler piped in. "No problem," he said, winking at Rose before continuing, "Henrik hasn't lived on Dragon Island for so long. If he's returning, then he will take the people in his villa back." If Chandler wasn't mistaken, Sally was looking for Rachel, the girl his uncle adopted six years ago.

If it wasn't for Sally, Chandler would've forgotten all about Rachel. He occasionally saw her in the first few years after she was adopted but afterwards, he never saw her again. Once, he asked his aunt about her and she just said that Rachel was in another country. But he hadn't heard from anyone else about her whereabouts. He happened to know Rose then, so he just let it go.

However, it was always a surprise whenever someone changed drastically because it was always caused by something that happened whether it was an accident or just something special. For example, when Henrik returned, Roger gave him the Ji Family's business to manage because of an accident. Consequently, Henrik had to stay on Dragon Island for a period of time.

Rose was smart—she knew that something happened based on the look on Chandler's face. She didn't want to talk about it anymore. Instead, she sighed and said, "Just forget it. Let's just think about it carefully before we make any decisions." After, she looked at Chandler. "I'll bring Sally home. I'll call you later. Thanks for everything."

Chandler smiled up to his ears at Rose's gentle tone. "I'll hold you to that. Don't forget to call."

"All right, I won't." Rose chuckled to herself as she glanced at Chandler. She gestured for Sally to get in the car and then they drove off, each car going another direction.

Sally was exhausted since last night and her mind was still racing. She wasn't feeling her best when she got out of the car.

"Sally, are you okay?" Rose asked with concern.

Sally turned to Rose, shaking her head with a smile. "I'm fine. I'm just tired and need some rest..."

Rose fixed her eyes at her and nodded. She was worried about Sally but she didn't want to push it. After all, everyone had their own secrets and some just wanted it to stay that way—a secret.

They walked to the elevator silently. The clatter of high heels on the floor in the spacious and quiet park rung in Sally's ears.

Suddenly, Sally stopped and fixed her eyes on Addison who was staring at her deeply and standing in front of the Maybach car. She was petrified as she remained unmoved.

Rose followed Sally's eyes only to find Addison. She was astonished herself. She thought, 'Young Master? Why does he come here again?' There wouldn't be a problem if she hadn't seen him but since she did, she had to greet him. In addition to that, this man was the future ruler of Dragon Island. It would be a big load off the back if he was able to help Sally. Plus, he had a good relationship with Henrik.

"Let's go. We need to greet him," Rose said in a low voice.

Sally stepped backward automatically. "I'm not going. I'm tired. I need to go up first." As she spoke, she hurried to the elevator.

Addison looked at Sally walking in a hurry and his eyes deepened. "Sally, stop!"

Sally didn't want to stop but her legs did as if she was unable to lift them.

Rose, who was still standing there, was confused. 'What the hell is happening here?' she thought to herself. It seemed as if Addison knew Sally. But Sally only got out a month ago and never went anywhere else except Romantic Club. If she knew Addison, she couldn't have known him within this period of time.

Rose frowned as she thought this over. If she wasn't mistaken, Sally had known Addison even before she went to prison.

Addison ignored Rose's intense gaze and just stepped forward. Then he grabbed Sally's wrist forcefully and walked back.

"Let me go..." Sally's wrist was starting to feel sore. "Addison Long! Let go!"

Addison suddenly stopped while Sally used the opportunity to wrestle her hand free from his grip. However, he just grabbed it back, this time even tighter. "Sally Li, say that again!" His eyes looked fierce. "Say that again. Tell me to let go! Tell me to loosen my grip!"

Perhaps, Sally was just tired or just too freaked out already. So when she heard this, she blurted, "Let go! Let go! Loosen your grip! Addison Long, let me go!" she howled. "How many times do I have to repeat myself? Will you just let go?"

Addison looked at Sally as if she was crazy—his eyes gave him away that he was hurt. He slowly loosened his grip but he really hadn't given up. Instead, he just moved his fingers slightly to give that illusion, because after a few seconds, he gripped her wrist again. This time, he gripped even harder.

"Hmm..." Sally groaned in pain and looked at Addison miserably, pleading, "What do you want?"

"Nothing." Afterward, Addison turned in an attempt to drag Sally back to his car.

Rose was suddenly jolted to reality when she heard Sally protesting. She hurried over and grabbed Sally's free arm. Then she looked at Addison with a polite smile. "Young Master, what are you doing?" She'd worked at Romantic Club for so long and it was part of her job to escort different kinds of powerful people who come from just as powerful families. So she knew the boss of Romantic Club personally. "Young Master, you probably know about Romantic Club's situation. You know the rules there—everything is consensual. Sally's just a waitress. If you want a woman who can chat with you and have a few drinks with you, then I can make plans for you. I'm not that young anymore, but I am quite well-known in Romantic Club..." As she spoke, she blocked the way to the door of the car.

Addison wouldn't let Sally go and looked at Rose coldly. "Step aside!" It may just be two words but it was all that was needed to assert Addison's authority.

Rose's lips were quivering. She was scared of Addison hence she didn't know what to do. "Young Master. This is an old rule in the club. Even if you don't like me, you have to at least think of Mr. Frank Mu, right?"

Addison narrowed his eyes. He seldom lost his temper and had always kept his gentleman style. But after all, he was the successor and he grew up in the Long Family. How could he be as harmless as he looked?

Addison didn't say anything, but instead, he tightened his grip on Sally. When Sally grimaced in pain, he closed his eyes and said rather sharply, "I'm saying this for the last time. Step aside!"

Rose stepped aside even though she didn't want to. She just felt as if she didn't have a choice as Addison terrified her. When Addison opened the car door and tried to pull Sally in, she grabbed Sally's wrist instinctively.