Daniel, Molly, and Spark had already obviously noticed him. Manny and Mark didn't know Brian was there until he stood right in front of them because they were busy chatting.
Mark's eyes lit up when he saw Brian that was gone as soon as it came when he recalled Brian's cold face. He pouted his mouth and only occasionally looked at Brian. He had this instinct telling him to remain close to Brian. But somehow, he couldn't make himself move.
Molly's face immediately darkened when she saw Brian. She automatically withdrew her hand clasping around Spark's arm. While this all happened very quickly, Spark still caught the moment Molly was taking back her hand. His eyes looked down.
Meanwhile, Daniel's face was very unreadable. What if Brian had told Molly something suspicious? He couldn't help but overthink this. His drug habits were so bad that he was once kidnapped by some Mafia gang. They locked him up in a dark room without food or water for days on end. When he was finally rescued, however, he still refused to kick his drug habit. He was surprised to find that the man who had rescued him would send him to the T City and give him some money. It wasn't a big sum. He had nothing after he paid for a very small amount of "cold heart".
Brian's eyes like that of an eagle swept across Daniel's face and settled on Molly's. She looked tired. She hadn't been able to sleep well at night because she was worried about so many things. Brian could remember how beautiful she looked that first night they saw each other again in Vienna. But looking at her now, she looked quite different. Her luster had vanished. Brian's heart stung at the thought of how much Molly had changed. But he kept the look on his face cold as ice.
"I was surprised to find Brian in the T City," Spark remarked arrogantly. He was the first to speak in this awkward encounter of a group of people
Brian withdrew his gaze from Molly and placed it on Spark. But he kept his peripheral vision on Molly clear. 'What are you afraid of?' he asked Molly inwardly. But his mouth was speaking to Spark, "Ever thought of cooperating?"
"Yes, I'll play with Wing," Spark said, rolling his eyes. He paused for a moment before casting a stern look on Brian as he continued, "But I have one condition."
"Okay? What is it?" Brian asked flatly.
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