Love Began with the First Meeting novel Chapter 145

"Richie will give up soon and go look for her himself," Brian said, confident that his father would take care of things.

Eric grinned and went on to ask,"What about Little Molly?"

Brian halted in front of the door and glanced over his shoulder at Eric. His dark eyes rippled and he maintained a casual voice,"She has you, doesn't she?"

"Are you entrusting her to me?" Eric asked as he left the bar counter. "Aren't you afraid that she might really become my wife one day?"

"Please ask me this question again when she agrees to become yours." Brian left with a smug smile on his face.

He thought to himself, 'Molly, don't you want to leave me?

Let's wait and see if you will really be able to leave me even if you have Shirley's help.'

**

Molly and Shirley stayed at the cafe for quite a long while. It was past dinner time and their table was in quite a mess. They had ordered too many different ice creams and they had melted before they could start eating them. The table was now a colorful mess of melted ice creams.

The entrance door to the cafe was pushed open suddenly and Antonio rushed in.

Shirley wasn't surprised at Antonio's arrival, but as she expectantly looked behind Antonio, a dash of disappointment flashed through her eyes because she couldn't see the man whom she was expecting.

"Mrs. Long, Wing has invited you for dinner," Antonio announced.

"I'm not going!" Shirley refused bluntly. She knew that Wing was hoping to be the mediator. Wing would surely put in a good word for Richie during dinner. Shirley was aggrieved that Richie hadn't come to get her himself. She was surely acting a little bit wayward this time, but why did he have to be so serious with her? Why hadn't he come to coax her?

Antonio was about to say something, but was stopped by Shirley's words. "Little Molly and I have something to do. I don't have the time now."

Saying that, Shirley waved at the waiter and paid the bill. Then she took Molly's hand and left the cafe. Molly stayed silent throughout the conversation between them.

Antonio didn't stop them. All he could do was watch them get into a taxi and leave. With a sigh, he shook his head and left the cafe too.

"Aunt Shirley, where are we going?" Molly asked. She heard Shirley tell the driver to drive around the streets. Molly's gloominess had been long chased away by Shirley's words at the cafe. She was much happier now, but still, she was worried that Brian would get even with her when she returned to the villa.

"Rest assured that I won't let Brian do anything to punish you today," Shirley held Molly's hand and reassured her. She seemed to have read Molly's mind.

Despite Shirley's comforting words, Molly still felt quite uneasy. But she nodded with a firm look in her eyes. She realized that it was pointless to worry about the unpredictable things that might or might not occur in life. She wanted to cherish every happy moment and live every minute to its fullest.

Seeing the decisive look in Molly's eyes, Shirley quickly came up with a great idea. She smiled wickedly and asked,"I've heard that the Grand Night Casino is an interesting place to have fun. Is that right?"