I have become accustomed to watching her succeed in attaining her own happiness from afar. Whenever she does, my next step is always to withdraw from her life. For she has made it clear, even without uttering the words herself, that it is where I belong. However, as life will have it, she is always thrown in situations that like to grab away her happiness. Following that, she will fall into depression and experience a lot of pain, which is something that I can not bear to see. As a result, there is only one thing I can do, and that is to support her in any way I can, whether she asks for my help or not.' —Eric Long
A loud humming from an engine could be heard, followed by the screeching of tires upon making contact with the ground, as a non-stop flight from T City to Dragon Island landed at the International Airport of Dragon Island.
When the plane had come to a complete halt, an influential man emerged from the door, and descended through the air stairs.
Wearing a fancy black suit, Brian exuded a gloomy aura with a single purpose in mind while walking under the bright, blue sky. His steps were unusually hurried, and under closer observation, one might notice that they lacked a certain elegance that was often present. It seemed that Brian Long was too distracted to notice the change in his own movements.
As soon as the airport supervisor saw Brian, he rushed towards him, and said respectfully,"Mr. Brian Long, the car you ordered is ready," Taking out the key from his pocket, he handed it to Brian,"The car is in the parking lot at this very moment."
"Okay," answered Brian curtly. He then took the key, and walked towards the parking lot through the exclusive passageway. Behind him, concerned Tony followed and sought for a good time to speak up.
"Mr, Brian Long," said Tony carefully. "Why don't you let me drive?" Once they were in the parking lot, Brian went to the driver's side, and unlocked the door.
Without sparing Tony a glance, he said,"No. I'll go ahead first,"
With that, he entered the car and did not wait for Tony to get in. At a crazy speed, he drove away like an arrow pulled back off a string. With a loud 'whoosh' sound, by the time Tony was able to squint his eyes, the car was nearly out of sight.
As he was looking at the dusty trail of the car, the corner of his lips twitched. "Always too stubborn, and too conceited, Mr. Brian," he muttered to himself,"If only you'd just admitted your mistake while you still had the chance. As the saying goes, 'A dead duck's mouth is stiff!' Why did you have to wait until the last minute to correct your mistakes?" Sighing, he added,"Alas. I still hope you can make it on time!"
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