Love Began with the First Meeting novel Chapter 373

"You know, if only we could put all things on the table without any war, there could be a hope of fixing everything at once. Otherwise, there is no meaning of talking about Molly's happiness, do you understand?" he continued with a striking tone.

Even before Edgar could give his answer, Steven already went out of the room.

It was a gloomy and cloudy day, as if the rain would fall at any minute. Steven walked along the streets, his mind was as heavy and dark as the clouds.

His thought went on with him fully understanding that he's not Molly's biological father. But after so many years of raising her and living together with her, he had already treated her like his own in the deepest part of his heart.

All these years, he kept blaming himself for not protecting Sharon from the incident which made Molly come into life. He could not blame her loathing Molly, seeing her as the outcome of her own humiliation. But to him, he should never ever detest her. He had always been under the impression that it was his responsibility to take after her, protect her.

It was after he met Brian that this idea appealed to him, gradually forming in his mind as a resolution. 'There might be hope, ' he thought. So he started his plan, a long-term and elaborate plan. He made himself into a bad person. He pretended to be addicted to alcohol and gambling, he even used her compassion to force her to be with Brian.

All of it was part of his plan. He was only doing it on purpose to finally release Molly and put her to safety.

Otherwise, there is no doubt that she would be killed one day after being stuck in the riot and disarray of the different factions.

As for Molly, death was her solution, a final and ultimate relief of her torture and hardship. However, to him, as a father, no matter how uneasy she got, he would never allow his daughter to be killed.

No matter how much she should suffer, he would never let that happen.