To avoid seeing any emotion in Spark's eyes, Molly turned away from him abruptly. She passed by Brian without saying a word, and walked out of the grove.
Brian didn't move a muscle. He glowered at Spark, whose eyes were following Molly's footsteps. He didn't pay any attention to Brian. Spark stared at Molly's disappearing back for the longest time and finally turned to look at the man in front of him. He said, "I don't know what happened between you and Molly. But, Brian Long, if you're not capable of treating her any better than this, then I will take her back from you at any cost."
Brian sneered at him and said in a menacing warning, "If you wish to die, I don't mind giving you a hand."
As he said those deadly words, a cold light flashed across his black eyes. Then he glared at Spark one last time, turned around and left.
Spark stood there, and let the strong wind blow away at his unruly short hair. His eyes were fixed on Brian's back until it disappeared from his sight. Clenching his hands into fists, he hit the tree trunk behind him and roared, "Aarghh!!" He sounded like a wild beast that was in immense pain. More white flowers fell down with a few leaves. The flowers were blown away by the merciless wind, leaving Spark with endless pain and loneliness.
*
Molly walked out of the park and saw the car which was parked outside the gate. Tony gracefully held the door open for her, as he waited beside the door. A mocking smile spread across her sad face. Then she walked towards him and got into the car without looking at him.
Brian followed close behind. He got to the car and sat in the driver's seat. He gave no explanation as he said to Tony in a cold voice, "You may leave."
Tony watched as the car rushed away in lightning speed. In the blink of an eye, the car sped up, disappearing from Tony's sight.
Brian looked ahead; his face was emotionless. He stepped on the gas pedal and the speedometer needle swiftly moved past one hundred kilometer per hour instantly. The commercially developed Kylin Street was a busy area and such high speeds were uncommon there. The other vehicles honked violently one after the other, as the drivers spew out curses at the speeding car.
Molly held her breath and looked ahead with her eyes wide open, as her hands grasped the handrail tightly. The neon lights and the people in the streets passed by in a blur. She could do nothing but grit her teeth, trying hard to restrain her instinctive fear of speed.
But Brian wasn't paying any attention to her. He stepped on the gas further.
Molly closed her eyes in fear and gritted her teeth harder. But in spite of her restraint, her body trembled and her hands started shivering as a result of her fear of speed.
"Argh! Brian, stop it! Are you crazy?!" Molly roared and glared at his back.
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