Once a person in a relationship develops insecurity about their significant other, it's hard for him/her to trust the other person. Even if it doesn't hurt anymore, he/she will refuse to accept everything about the other.
Brian remained affixed and did not move.
Meanwhile, he held Molly's hand in his big palm, and while looking at Molly with his affectionate eyes, he slowly said: "Please give her a glass of juice. "
Nobody knew who he was talking to, but that didn't matter. Someone instinctively responded affirmatively and offered him a glass of juice.
As Brian took the juice, he lifted Molly's hand, then slowly removed the wine glass from her grip, put the juice in front of her and said in a firm tone, "Drink this instead."
Such an absolute tone seemed to upset Molly. She looked down, pursed her lips and picked up the juice without uttering a word.
Brian held the glass in his hand up slowly, motioned to Molly, took a sip and said in a slow and indifferent tone, "It's better for women to drink less of alcohol."
Such a blatant statement shocked everyone as they kept looking at each other. The women present looked at the red wine, mixed wine, and even spirit in their glasses and then at Molly, with complicated expression in their eyes.
Molly bit her teeth secretly and held the glass in her hand harder as she sensed the palpable tension in the room. She stared at Brian, with anger and resentment for what he said and she knew that he did it on purpose!
Brian seemed to be immune to Molly's anger and spoke to the women around him again. Of course, as usual, he just gave lazy and perfunctory replies. Most of the time, it was the women who were interested in him that were engaged in the talking.
Molly kept drinking the juice alone and tried hard to suppress the painful feelings boiling in her heart. All she wanted to do was cry. She kept telling herself, that everything Brian was doing now is none of her business, none of her business!
"Well, well, who is that?" Suddenly, a woman expressed her doubt. Another woman beside her followed her gaze, recognized the person, and replied in shock, "Isn't that Spark?"
"Really? Where did you see him?"
"There... He just entered."
Everyone was now looking at the door, including Molly and Brian...
Spark, as always, was dressed in an unruly manner and in his leisure clothes as he walked in, followed by Manny. And before Spark could even look around, the Troupe Head approached him.
Brian leaned against the sofa with his dark eyes gradually becoming deep. He swirled the wine in his glass unintentionally, as he grew uneasy, yet smirk began to form on the corner of his lips. Peeking at Molly, Brian realized Molly's gaze was glued to Spark since he entered.
"Well, why is Spark here?"
"I don't know, either..."
"I heard he seemed to have joined our Troupe now, and it's up to him whether to participate in the rehearsal and performance or not."
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