Brian stopped and turned around. He looked at Tony, "Make two fake IDs for Steven and Daniel to get them out of the country. I don't want Mol to see them anymore."
Tony looked at his boss' back with a surprised look on his face.
'What's Mr. Brian Long doing? What are his intentions? Is he flushing out all the people who might end up hurting Molly?'
Tony frowned. A horrible feeling swelled inside him like a venomous bubble.
Brian didn't return to the hospital. Instead, he went to the farm at Sunset Town. It had only been a few days since the last time he had seen Steven. But now he looked withdrawn and sorrowful as he sat in front of the mortuary refrigerator which had Sharon's body. His hair was matted. He looked gaunt with his thick beard. Life had broken him and he had grown old overnight.
Steven turned around when he heard somebody come in. When he saw Brian, he stood up instantly and stared fiercely into his eyes.
Brian felt disgusted after looking at him. But his face remained cold. He did feel grateful that Steven had been using him to protect Molly. After all, he only realized that he loved Molly because they had been through all of this fiasco. But he couldn't forgive him for hurting Mol so much.
"Mr. Brian Long," Steven said in a dry and hoarse voice, "Could you allow Molly and Daniel to come see Sharon?"
"Mol doesn't know that Sharon is dead," Brian said coldly, "And I don't want her to know it."
"Why?"
Brian sneered and said, "Although Sharon had never treated her like a daughter, Mol still loves her and wants her affection. If she finds out that Sharon is dead, do you think she will be able to accept it easily?"
"But this would be her last chance to say goodbye to her mom!" Steven clenched his fists, "She'll regret it for the rest of her life if she doesn't see her mother one last time."
"Regret?" Brian sneered, "I'll make up for all her regrets. And I've also asked my men to make arrangements to send you and Daniel abroad."
"No! I won't leave the country. I will not leave Molly alone!" Steven reacted strongly to Brian's orders.
The corners of Brian's mouth lifted ever so slightly. Walking slowly towards Steven, Brian said in a cold and indifferent tone, "You won't leave? You listen to me well... I'm not asking for your permission. This is an order and you will obey. I could just transport you out of the country by force. I'm only informing you this because I'll be telling Mol that you left the country on your own terms."
As Brian came another step closer to him, an invisible pressure swept over him and he started to suffocate. He finally realized that Brian had truly fallen in love with Molly. He said, "Okay, I'll leave. But I need to sort out my business here before I can leave the country."
With an arched eyebrow, Brian said, "I can't let you do that. I'll deal with your business and sort it out within a week. You must leave today."
"But why?!" Steven knew that Brian was perfectly capable of dealing away with all of Steven's problems even though he was just a young man. Although all the news about what had happened the other night had been blocked throughout the A city media, he knew well about Brian's family background. He could sort out any business out perfectly.
"I don't have to answer your questions," glancing at the mortuary refrigerator, Brian said coldly, "I just want Mol to know that you and your family voluntarily left this country. Is that understood?
He looked at Brian, who also peered down at him with those beady black eyes. Opening his clenched palms, Steven asked, "I understand. I just want to know one thing before I leave."
"What is it?" Brian asked.
"You and Molly..."
"She's the true love of my life. And I'm gonna spend the rest of my life with her," Brian cut Steven off mid-sentence, "No one will hurt her again."
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