Love Began with the First Meeting novel Chapter 352

"Mayor, are you going to the Grand Night Casino?" Bill overtook Edgar in a hurry and asked. Receiving no answers from the Mayor, he continued to walk alongside him, trying to catch up with his boss. He said, "Molly hasn't been to the Grand Night Casino today. I had already sent someone to find her before I came here."

Edgar stopped walking. He turned to look at Bill with a very serious face, and pondered. Then he said, "Go home, Bill. Get some rest. You don't have to be with me there."

Edgar left without any more hesitation. Bill let out a sigh as he watched Edgar leave in a hurry.

Edgar went down to the parking lot and drove off. As soon as he exited the City Hall, he saw a luxurious Land Rover at the corner of the street.

Jenifer was heading to the City Hall in her Land Rover. A car drove past her before she could enter in. It was Edgar's car, and he was in the driver's seat. To Jenifer's surprise, Edgar didn't even wave hello to her. Obviously, it vexed the proud woman. She immediately turned the steering wheel, in an attempt to overtake Edgar's car which showed no signs of slowing down. Jenifer frowned in anger and dialed Edgar's number on the car-mounted phone.

The call went through, but Edgar didn't pick up. Jenifer's beautiful face darkened out of fury. She stepped on the gas and sped up, trying to catch him. Jenifer maintained a short distance between herself and Edgar for a while and she quickly realized that Edgar had no idea that he was being followed at all.

"Where the hell is he heading to?" murmured Jenifer. As far as she knew, Edgar was always very careful and alert. It was impossible for him to not notice that he was being followed.

Edgar's mind was a total mess at that moment. His heart was wrung the moment he heard that Molly was beaten. A painful picture came to his mind. He recalled how Molly had suffered when she was bullied by the kids in the military residential neighborhood when she was still a little girl. How stubborn she was as she stopped herself from crying at the time. She never shed a tear while those older kids attacked her and said malicious words to her. She just stared at them, with her crystal-like eyes. She must have engraved that stigma deep into her mind.

That sad memory pained Edgar, like a stab to his heart. He stepped on the gas and drove to his destination at full speed.

The Empire Hospital.

Becky had just finished her physical examination. Brian had waited for her outside the examination room all the while. The doctor suggested that Becky should stay in the hospital for observation for at least one night. So, Brian requested Yoyo to stay with Becky in her ward to look after her. Then he went to see Molly.

The entirety of the hospital's top floor was designated as VIP wards. It had a good view of the whole city. Molly's ward was very close to Becky's, with only four or five wards between them.

Molly was sitting on her bed. Eric was there to look after her. Since Molly still couldn't speak even after the treatment, Elias, as he was her doctor, couldn't leave either. Brian had ordered Tony to check on Molly's conditions while he waited for Becky's physical examination result. Since Tony had told Elias that Brian was at the hospital, Elias didn't dare leave without his permission.

Elias was in a dire situation. He, of course, had faith in his medicine. As a result, he didn't think that Molly was physically incapable of speaking anymore. It was his medical opinion that she might be facing some psychological problems which hindered her from speaking. There was nothing wrong with his medicine. On the other hand, however, he was worried that Brian might blame him for the failure, in spite of his innocence. He shuddered when he thought of Brian's cold face and sharp angry eyes. Brian's fury was the last thing he wanted to face in the world.

Contrary to his craziness a few moments ago, Eric was quite calm. Something in him must have clicked to drive him to say something crazy like that. But he couldn't bear to watch Molly caught in such despair. His mind had gone blank for lack of reason, with his body only driven by a man's primitive impulse of protecting the woman he loved. It was obvious, however, that he had scared her.

Molly struggled out of instinct, trying to break loose from Brian's grip. But that only made him grip her with more strength.

"Brian, where are you taking Little Molly?" demanded Eric.

Brian paid no attention to Eric's question. He reinforced his strength on Molly's wrist and pulled her before turning towards the door. Molly was pulled to the side of the bed and her legs slipped down. Brian looked at her feet and said coldly, "Put on your shoes."

Molly let out a sigh because of the pain Brian was causing on her wrist. His demanding tone upset her. Subduing the anger in her, Molly put on her shoes and stood up.

"Brian!" said Eric disapprovingly.

Brian cast a cold glance at Eric with the corner of his eyes. Instead of saying anything to him, he pulled Molly out of the ward without hesitation. He called out in an aloof tone, "Don't follow us if you want her to speak."

Eric's hands stopped rolling his wheel chair immediately after he heard what Brian had said. He said nothing and just let them go. He watched helplessly as Brian took Molly out of the ward with her hand in his. At that moment, he envied Brian for the first time in his life for his noble pride and utter coldness.