The place was unfamiliar, she had never been here before. But unlike the last time she got lost, Molly wasn't afraid. She hesitated, her mind was torn between returning back and walking on aimlessly. There was nothing in that place for her, but her mind was holding her back. The image of a man flashed through her mind: Brian. It was only the thought of him that was keeping her from escaping from that place for good. She couldn't just imagine how furious and anxious he would be once he found out that she's not at the hospital. She could even picture his deep, steady eyes darkening with worry. Taking a deep sigh, she turned around and walked back, retracing the steps back to the hospital.
She hadn't walked far when a black Lexus suddenly pulled over beside her. Frowning, she wondered who could it be. She didn't expect to encounter any acquaintance in this unfamiliar place. She hoped it was just a stranger looking for directions because she didn't really want to see anybody in the state she was in. Molly gasped as the car window rolled down to reveal Jenifer's face. The one person she disliked most on this earth, Jenifer. 'What on earth is she doing here at this hour? It can't be a coincidence...' she thought, frowning.
Jenifer was enchanting and full of vitality, but her heart was filled with hate and animosity towards Molly. In her eyes, Molly was a weakling and a complete sham. She could only feel contempt whenever she saw her. Tonight, looking at her haggard face and fluffy eyes, she felt a certain satisfaction in her heart at her obvious suffering. She always thought that it was because of Molly's weakness and air of fragility that made Edgar instinctively protective of her and indulgent to her every whim. It was because of Molly that Edgar had neglected her and ignored her presence as if she didn't exist.
Seeing it was Jenifer in the car, Molly frowned suspiciously. She had neither the interest nor mood to confront her, especially in her present state. She felt drained of energy. Looking at Jenifer just added to her depression and feeling of weariness. She decided to ignore her and continue walking.
"If you don't care about Daniel at all... You can keep going!" Jennifer's mocking voice followed Molly.
Her sly words stopped Molly in her tracks in an instant. Turning around abruptly, she fixed her narrowed gaze on Jenifer who had gone out to stand beside her car. "What do you mean?" Molly asked angrily.
A flash of contempt swept over Jenifer's face. "I meant just exactly what I said, if you don't care about Daniel, just go ahead and keep walking, otherwise get inside the car and go with me!"
Molly glared at Jenifer, trying to read her expression. She looked cool and arrogant, as if she knew she had the upper hand over everything. "What did you do to Daniel?" Molly asked furiously.
"We haven't seen each other for so many years that I almost didn't recognize Daniel. In my mind, he was still the little boy who always trotted behind. I was astonished to see how big he has grown." Jenifer said sarcastically. Turning to Molly, she said, "What do you think we would do after so many years of not seeing each other? Of course, we had a lot to catch up on." Her malicious tone and the evil glint in her eyes sent shiver up her spine. However, Jenifer was feeling excited just by looking at Molly's apprehensive eyes, staring furiously at her. "It's a shame that he didn't recognize me. He didn't want to talk to me, which was really disappointing. I was so angry at that time and I guess I lost my temper a little bit… I just hit him so lightly, but it turned out that he fainted! I didn't know he's such a fragile boy." Jenifer said mockingly.
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