*
At the hospital.
Harrow had no idea that Brian was coming for a visit. He looked at Spark who had just woken up, and then at Brian. Awkwardly he said, "Mr. Brian Long..."
Brian threw a glare at him, and Harrow shut up tacitly. Brian turned to Spark who looked weak, but angry. Harrow sighed, then said, "I'll go buy some fruits and water."
Then he quickly left the room.
Tony was waiting outside, and Harrow walked over to him. He glanced at the ward once, then probed, "What's Mr. Brian Long doing here?"
"No idea," Tony's answer was curt. Seeing Harrow's brows knitted in worry, he coldly added, "Spark and Miss. Mol...Mrs. Long are just strangers now. As long as he stays away from her, Mr. Brian Long will do nothing to him."
"Mr. Brian Long and Molly...
They are getting married."
Tony was startled, his mouth opened wide.
"Mr. Brian Long said that it's for Mark." "I think it's to bind Molly to him," Tony scoffed.
Harrow looked at Tony's discontented look, sighed, then sat on the chair outside. Slowly Harrow said, "It's for the best. Molly should be with Brian. Another man is not an option for her anymore. They should all let her go now."
Tony scoffed again.
Harrow knew that Tony was biased against Molly. After all, Mr. Brian Long had gotten himself injured thrice for her, and Tony cared and worshiped Brian too much to let him get injured or debase himself. Brian was a god-like figure to him.
Inside the ward, the air was solemn and silent.
"Molly... How's she doing?" Spark asked after an extended silence.
"Do you think that she is not doing well?" Brian quipped. At the sight of Spark's angry look, Brian added, "Don't worry. As long as she is with me, she will be well taken care of."
Spark was also a man. He could tell that Brian really loved Molly, which just upset him even more. If Brian didn't truly love her, he could have waited for her; he would have had a chance to win her over. But that wasn't possible anymore. Brian loved her.
"Brian, don't ever let her down; don't ever let her be lonely in the snowy streets again," Spark's eyes were sad and desperate. He remembered the scene in the London subway entrance where Molly had been crouching like a stray cat, "She deserves better, much better."
"I won't let that happen. She'll never be alone again," Brian's tone was calm, but resolute. It was his promise to Spark, "I could have chosen not to come here today, yet here I am. I wanted to thank you for taking good care of Molly and Mark for the past four years," he paused and continued, "Molly is smart, but she can be stupidly stubborn. You might be aware."
Spark smiled bitterly, but didn't answer. He was waiting for Brian to spell out the real reason for his visit.
"I want you to leave. Out of sight, out of mind. If you don't show up in front of her, she won't feel guilty anymore."
"Is that so?" Spark asked, "You...You don't quite know her."
Brian frowned and looked darkly at Spark.
"Molly is not a silly person. She is smarter than most girls. But her surroundings always prevent her from being the best. She is afraid of being harmed, so she plays dumb," Spark cast a mocking look at him, "Brian, you don't know her." He looked at the wall in front of him and added, "I'll not leave. I'll stay here as her friend. I won't leave till Molly finally finds her true happiness."
Brian stared at Spark for a long while, then said, "Fine, suit yourself."
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