"Oh? Is that so?" Appearing to be deep in thought, he observed Molly's reaction. When he saw that she was nervous, he let out a loud laugh. "You are so gullible!" Just when Molly's patience was on the verge of reaching its limits, he spoke again. "Molly, even if Brian didn't lose his memory, you can't be with him forever."
"What do you mean?" Molly asked, alarmed. The man had hit a nerve with his statement, causing her to be on edge more than usual. The last thing she wanted to hear now was someone telling her that she could not be with Brian.
Regardless of the look she threw at him, Victor kept walking, slowly taking off his gloves. "Brian's world is full of excitement and blood. You, however, are too pure, too clean. If you stay by his side, sooner or later you will leave for a variety of reasons. And the reasons..." He paused, his eyes boring deeply into hers. "Include your death." Deeply shocked, she looked at Victor with wide eyes. She opened her mouth in an attempt to say something.
But no words left her mouth. She had been with Brian twice. Put together, the entire time would not even be more than a year. Nevertheless, how many dangers had they overcome?
"I suppose I just want to ask you now, Molly," Victor's eyes suddenly darkened as he spoke. "Do you love Brian?"
Regaining her composure, she looked at Victor and nodded solemnly. "I do love him!" she replied.
"And would you do anything for him?" Victor questioned her.
"Yes!" Molly answered firmly, in a heartbeat.
"If there is the slightest chance that you can come back to his side..." As Victor's voice changed completely, he raised his long fingers and grabbed her by the chin, compelling her to come closer. "On the condition that you offer your body... would you do it?" Astonished, Molly stared at him for a long time. Finally, she spoke, emphasizing each word carefully, "I don't want to." Just as Victor frowned at her answer, she gritted her teeth and continued to speak, "If I ever return to him in that way, I wouldn't be able to forgive myself. As for him..." She paused for a bit, and then continued, "The man who hasn't forgotten me will not forgive himself." Victor looked straight at Molly, wearing a small smile.
Slowly loosening his hand which held Molly's chin, he said, "I don't know if Brian's really suffering from Amnesia, but I do know one thing. There was no way to get you out of his life. If that's still the case, then I think... It's about time for you to take the initiative." "What do you think I should do?"
Molly asked, looking at him. "It's very simple."
No longer hostile like earlier, he wore an elegant smile again. "In order to stand by his side, you need to make yourself be stronger without letting him worry about you. You need to make yourself... qualified enough to negotiate with him." Slowly, he looked away, focusing his eyes into the far background and said, "Molly, a firm love is hard to win. Don't give up so easily,"
She looked at the prince, suddenly catching a faint hint of sadness in his voice.
"I'll give you one night to think about it." Then turning to look at her, he added, "If you really want to make your efforts come to fruition, you will have to listen to me and accept all the training. Even if it'll make you miserable, even when it gets unbearable. If you have any hesitation, I'll arrange a place for Addison and you in London, and help you find a suitable job. After that, both of you can live in peace. Doing this, can also be called a favor for Brian."
"There's no need to consider," Molly said. Although Molly didn't know what Victor was rambling about, she had only one faith, and it was that she wanted to go back to Brian's side. "Mark and I, our lives aren't perfect without Brian."
"Are you sure?" Victor persisted. "I couldn't be more sure!" exclaimed Molly, losing her temper.
"A lot of things don't work out just because you have faith in them. The process will be extremely painful, and the results don't guarantee that you will get back to him.
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