Molly was angry, but she nodded and agreed, thinking, 'Well, I'll delete it later.'
Eric returned the phone to Molly. He was relieved to see that Molly did not delete the photo. He watched Molly typing in front of him on her phone. It was one of the few ways she could communicate.
"Have you finished what you were doing in QY Island?"
"Yeah, I'm almost done. My guys will be here to help me with everything else." Eric, arms behind his head, lay on the floor, enjoying the sunshine.
Molly typed another line of words on her phone and handed it to Eric. "Why is Bri so anxious to call you back? Is it about my family?"
Eric sat up at once. He looked at Molly's calm face, and asked,"You know?"
Molly nodded,"He told me Steven might not be my dad."
Eric looked at Molly's sad face, feeling a little bit sad himself. And then, he said,"Don't sweat it. Everyone's life is different. This is just one more hurdle to get over. And you'll do it, too."
Molly smiled and said,"I'm fine. You don't have to comfort me."
"Really?"
Molly nodded, smiled bitterly, and thought, 'There aren't a whole lot of people who have my life. When I was a kid, I found out my father wasn't my real father. Later, I thought I found my biological father, but he wasn't my real father either. With all this crap, all I can do is try to accept whatever happens.'
Eric looked at Molly and pinched her nose. Seeing her glaring at him, he smiled and said,"You should feel lucky. My brother doesn't usually care about anyone but himself. He even threatened me over you."
After hearing that, Molly felt sad again. She looked and typed on the phone. "This is the last thing he does for me."
Looking at the words on her phone, Eric frowned, and asked,"What do you mean?"
"I'm taking off."
"What? Where are you going?" Eric asked in surprise.
"He said this is the last thing he does for me before he lets me go."
"Let you go ?"
Molly nodded.
A trace of sadness flashed through Eric's eyes. Why would this happen? He looked at Molly's helpless look, feeling a bit sad. He thought, 'Since when did Little Molly start to rely on Brian? Didn't she always want to leave? Why? Why all of a sudden does she not want to leave Brian ?'
"Why did Brian suddenly let you go?" Eric knew the answer, but he asked deliberately. He wanted to know if she knew.
Molly shook her head slightly. "I don't know. Maybe... he's tired of me. Maybe he thinks I'm too much trouble."
Eric watched Molly getting sadder and sadder. He didn't know why he was angry. He always thought that he was a rational man, and in control of his emotions. Recently, however, his emotions spun out of control more and more often.
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