Love Began with the First Meeting novel Chapter 341

Howard went after Eric the day after he picked Molly up, intending to drive her home. Howard came after him, and he didn't really think Howard had it in him. And why would Howard go after him? After all, his identity was different from Brian's. In their eyes, "Mr. Brian Long" was just a person who ran a casino and controlled the stock market, while he was the representative of Dragon Island's politics. But Howard gave chase anyway, and it culminated in a crash that landed him in a wheelchair.

And he knew well that they were really gunning for Molly. But no matter what he thought about her, he wouldn't allow her to be hurt or kidnapped. Not when she was staying with him, at any rate. The driver of the car that went after him really knew what he was doing, with hairpin turns and feints that Eric fell for. He had to avoid getting run off the road, evade bullets, and protect her at the same time. He couldn't do all that and look after her at the same time, so he gave a blow that knocked her out. He really didn't want her to be scared or anything else, so he did that to keep her safe. He hated hitting her, but it was better than both of them being dead.

Eric chewed on his nail as he came back to reality. With a playful smile on his face, he joked, "So here I was, bored out of my gourd, and now you're here. You and me, here at the same time. It's gotta be fate, right?"

Molly frowned to think of him in the wheelchair. Would he be all right? What if he was hurt so bad he might not recover?

Brian stared at Eric with a gloomy look in his eyes. This was deliberate, showing up now and making him jealous! Brian then turned his attention to Molly, and when he saw the worried look on her face, he thought maybe he should kick Eric out of the ward. She wasn't worried about him when he got a shot trying to save her, but she worried about Eric so much right now, even though Eric told her that he was fine!

Brian conveniently forgot that Molly really was worried about him. That she fussed over his injuries, but he just didn't appreciate it. So the more she worried about Eric, the angrier he got.

"Well, it feels good to have someone care about me," joked Eric. Not caring about Brian's reaction (or maybe not paying attention), he went on, "So, do you worry about me a lot?"

Molly didn't notice the tension between Eric and Brian at all. She just nodded her head and looked at Eric with worried eyes.

After putting the porridge on the small table beside the bed, Eric opened the container and repeated, "I'm really fine. Don't worry about me. But I'm really worried about you! How could you end up in the hospital again so soon? You were just here," reproached Eric with his eyes fixed on Molly.

A silence suddenly settled over the ward. Molly gave Brian a glance and Brian just kept motionless, his eyes darkened.

Eric knew full well what happened to Molly even before he came here. He said this intentionally, knowing it would irk his cousin. They were in the private hospital of the Dragon Empire Group. Brian was a member of the Long Family, but Eric was a deputy to the National Congress. Eric could know everything happened in this hospital if he wanted. But it was so late when Molly got here last night, and no one really wanted to be the one to wake him up. He didn't know that Molly got injured and was sent to the hospital until he woke up the next morning.

Of course, Brian didn't intend to hide anything from Eric, so he knew what happened. She'd been bullied at the Grand Night Casino, and she was actually hurt by the employees working there. Pure insanity and negligence! He had half a mind to take Molly away from his cousin!