In this moment, he didn't think about why he did it. It was an instinctive reaction to run outside.
Lisa was about to open the door when it was opened from the inside. Brian passed Lisa like a cyclone and ran towards the gate with long strides.
Molly strolled down the mountain with a half-light and half-heavy heart. She hadn't looked back since she exited the villa, because she was afraid that if she did look back, she would lose the will to leave. She did not want that to happen. Even if she came here in shame, she wanted to go with pride.
Thinking of that, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Molly's mouth. Although her heart held so much bitterness, which was shown in her smile, she forced herself to smile. She had to be strong and go ahead firmly, or else she'd lose everything.
"Molly!"
Molly paused for a second without turning around. She just stood there, while the smile at the corner of her mouth changed into one of self-mockery. She thought, 'What's wrong with me? Am I hearing things?' She heard Brian's voice, but she thought she got auditory hallucination, 'Are you sure about this, Molly? Why do you humiliate yourself like this?'
Molly took a deep breath while her eyelids were quivering to hide her eyes. She was close to tears. She took a step to keep on walking forward...
Staring at Molly's back, Brian frowned inwardly. His face was as frosty as it could be, betraying no emotion. He was quite unhappy that Molly wouldn't stop, even though he called out to her. So he yelled again,"stop!"
Brian's voice sounded especially clear in the quiet morning. The air was thick with heavy fog, but it did nothing to hinder his voice. Molly turned round to look at Brian. He was clad in his pajamas, but he looked indistinct in the haze, and that looked to her like it must be an illusion. So she thought she was hallucinating too! Molly blinked blankly and fixed her gaze on the figure walking towards her. He got nearer and nearer, and finally he was standing in front of her.
Seeing that Molly was a bit unsure, Brian had a glimmer of a smile flashing in his deep eyes. He abruptly raised his hand, holding the letter she wrote to him. "So you leave me a letter, and run off," he said coldly,"just because I agreed to let you go?"
Molly looked at the letter and dropped her eyes. She felt guilty. He made her feel guilty, even though she wanted to leave and he agreed to it.
Brian was pissed to see her like this. He wasn't in the best of moods to begin with, and now he felt even more depressed. He continued,"Since you said that you'd leave behind everything I gave you, why don't you leave everything?"
Hearing that, Molly lowered her head, like a child being scolded by an adult. Why did she feel so guilty?
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