That goes without saying that the first day of school is always the most exciting, especially for Mark. He was a teeny bit nervous and scared knowing that his mom and dad wouldn't be there but of course, eventually, he made new friends - they talked about a lot of things and played new games. He was looking forward to his mom and dad picking him up because he was excited to tell them about his day but to his disappointment, they didn't show up.
Both Brian and Molly's hearts broke at the sound of Mark's upset voice. They knew that they had let Mark down and they knew that Mark would always remember that. "Mark, we're sorry we weren't able to pick you up. We know how important this day was to you. It's just that your mommy's eyes started to hurt again so we went to see the doctor," Brian explained in a light voice, "I'm sure you understand that, right?" he said.
"Mommy's eyes? How is she now?" Mark asked, worried, suddenly forgetting his own disappointment.
Brian turned to look at Molly who was glaring at him. She couldn't believe how easily he was lying to his own son - not a trace of guilt. But Brian ignored her. He lifted his eyebrows and continued, "I'm not sure. The doctor's still checking up on her. Mark, can you stay there until mommy's check up is done? And then we can come pick you up and we can have dinner together. You can think about where you'd like to eat, okay?" he said.
"Okay," Mark said. Mark told Brian to take care of Molly then they both hung up. He was such a mature boy who was already worrying about his mom. He was indeed very sweet and sensible.
"I can't believe you just lied to our son," Molly accused.
"I did not," Brian replied absently. He glanced up at Molly with a blank look on his face then continued driving.
Molly was sulking - she didn't like that Brian lied to Mark. 'You can choose not to tell him but you shouldn't lie to him. It's not right, you're his dad!, ' she grumbled to herself. Her eyes widened in surprise when she noticed that they were already passing through the gate of the Dragon Empire Group Hospital.
Brian couldn't help but be amused at the dazed look on Molly's face - but of course, Brian showed none of this on his face, he maintained his cold exterior. "You're going to see the doctor, okay? Get off," he said blandly.
Molly pouted for a bit before getting off the car. She really didn't want to come back to this place because all she had here were terrible memories. It was in this place that she discovered a lot of things that changed her life - she couldn't even count how many times she had cried in this place. She really didn't want to look back to those memories either and she didn't want them to affect her present life any longer.
In the hospital, Elias was examining Molly's eyes. He'd already invested so much interest in Molly ever since he found out about Mark. Based on what he knew, he found it difficult to believe that Brian would fall in love with someone like Molly. When he was almost done examining her eyes, he even asked her dryly, "Miss Xia, I know that Mr. Brian loves you. I wonder, how does it feel for such an ordinary girl like you to be with someone as rich and powerful as Brian?"
Molly pursed her lips, refusing to answer. That was a rude question and she felt quite a bit irritated and at the same time, embarrassed. Elias obviously wasn't expecting an answer either. He slightly knitted his eye brows and said, "I bet you haven't had a good night's sleep in a while. There's so much discharge in your eyes," he observed. He specifically avoided telling Molly that she had been crying too much. "I'm going to give you some eye drops to help with your eye infection. I'll have to wait for the results to come out so I can see if there are any complications between your eyes and your body," he said conclusively.
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