Love Began with the First Meeting novel Chapter 143

"Are you going to threaten me too?" Shirley snapped and glared at her satanic son, as she gripped Molly's hand tight.

Brian was taken aback by Shirley's anger. Shirley seldom got so angry with him, as far as he could remember. Brian had really pushed her buttons this time. She looked genuinely furious, so Brian softened his voice and started to say,"Shirley..."

"Don't even say my name!" Shirley yelled at him. She was so mad at Richie and Brian. Both father and son had been bullying her one after the other. "I am taking Little Molly away from you people. I don't want her to suffer anymore under your atrocities. If you have any objection to that, you can come straight to me!"

After saying that much, Shirley cast one more outraged glance at Brian and then shifted her gaze to Eric and Frank Long. Finally, she left the three men behind and pulled Molly away with her.

Because of all the farce, the entire shopping mall was filled with a chill tension and there was pin-drop silence.

"I don't want to hear anyone discussing about this matter again," Frank calmly ordered. His eyes were still fixed on the spot where Shirley had been standing.

Hale Li nodded his head and arranged some men to handle the matter quickly.

At the end of all this, Eda Mi was fired without receiving any of her wages, and worse, she had to pay tens of thousands of dollars in compensation for the clothes. Eda stood at the entrance of Falloon Mall and stared at the Dragon Empire Group logo with pure resentment in her eyes. A gust of cold wind from outside pierced through her skin and chilled her bones. Narrowing her eyes, she gritted her teeth and swore,"Hmph! Molly Xia, you wait till I get my hands on you and when I do, I will definitely make you pay for what you did to me today!"

After spouting out these furious words, Eda Mi left.

But in reality, although Eda lost her job and was made to compensate for the clothes as a punishment by Eric, her life was actually saved by Molly's words. Molly had confessed openly to Brian by saying that she wasn't Eric's wife but Brian's woman. And to top it off, she announced it in front of so many people and not very gracefully either. Molly had actually saved Eda's life, but Eda didn't realize it.

Shirley took Molly to the dessert cafe where they had met for the first time. It was a rare sight to see Shirley in such an angry mood. She always displayed strength and tolerance in all kinds of situations due to her childhood experiences and due to the things that she had experienced with Richie. While under Richie's protection over the years, even though sometimes she had quarrels with him, she never lost her cool the way she did today.

Customers at the cafe were scarce at that time of the day. Shirley ushered Molly to the table near the window. When the waiter came to get their order, she asked him to bring all kinds of ice cream that they had.

Bearing the humiliation in mind about what had happened earlier, Molly forced a thin smile and asked,"Aunt Shirley, why did you order this much dessert? Would the two of us be able to eat them all?"

Seeing Molly's bitter smile, Shirley felt sympathetic and said,"A very wise man once told me that life is like different kinds of ice-cream. Each has its own flavor, color, and taste. He said that every incident or experience we come across in our life has its own meaning and, no matter how it makes you feel- sweet, or bitter, or sour, each experience that we face teaches us something. We should learn to enjoy different tastes of life without trying to escape from it."

Molly went silent. She looked at the colorful ice creams on the table.