Despite feeling helpless and hopeless at the same time, Molly couldn't do anything. She walked the streets of QY Island like a lost soul and hardly anyone paid her any attention.
At the same time, Brian just returned to the hotel. He had planned a business dinner with Aaron but changed his mind as he thought about Molly. It was her first time here and she must be feeling lonely, being so far away from her family. Knowing her introverted personality, he didn't think twice about foregoing his dinner plan to spend some time with her.
But when he came to their hotel room, he found that Molly wasn't there. He didn't expect that she would go out when she was unfamiliar with the place. Angry that she didn't inform him, he dialed her number with a scowl.
The sound of her phone ringing brought his attention to the sofa where her handbag and phone lay side by side. His scowl turned into a frown as he realized she went out without her phone and money.
Tony followed Brian's gaze and noticed Ms. Molly's personal things. "Since Ms. Xia's phone and handbag are both here, I guess that she might have just taken a walk inside the hotel. I'll go and look for her," he said in a deferential tone.
With Brian nodding his agreement, Tony withdrew hastily to search for Molly. He came back half an hour later with negative results.
"Sir, Ms. Molly isn't in the hotel. I have checked the hotel footage and saw she leave around nine o'clock this morning…"
Tony searched Brian's face and added after a short hesitation,"Mr. Eric was also here this morning before she disappeared."
Brian's back tautened at his last information. He cast a glance at Tony. His sharp eyes focused as he said coldly,"Search around! Especially pay attention to the gardens!"
"Yes, sir." Tony turned around and left hurriedly.
Glaring at the handbag and phone by the sofa, Brian's face turned red in anger and worry. 'How can I not worry about you?' he felt his gut wrench at the thought of what might have happened to Molly.
The thought brought him to his feet. He had no idea what was happening but he knew he couldn't waste a single minute.
He took his car out of the underground garage of Seaview Hotel. He drove slowly, skimming the road left and right for Molly's figure. He started to grow anxious as he drove awhile without any glimpse of her.
'How can you go out without taking your handbag and phone with you?' he muttered angrily to himself.
'Don't you know that I would worry about you?'
Thinking to himself made him realize that his anger was due to his concern for her. Her disappearance infuriated him and worried him at the same time. But most of all, he was worried about her safety.
QY Island was a lot different than what she was used to. Although there were also some dark forces in A City, they were more open and known.
The people there knew the dark forces and avoided them. They wouldn't bother people without reason except for the illegal dealers.
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