Love Began with the First Meeting novel Chapter 85

When they met for the first time, Shirley Ling and Molly immediately bonded so well, you'd think they were old friends reuniting. As they indulged in the pleasant chit-chat, they both forgot about the time. They just kept enjoying their cakes, while whispering to each other.

Molly was fascinated by Shirley's experience. Time to time, she would fixate her eyes on Shirley in admiration. Before, she had always thought that she was strong enough to endure the hardship. But the story of the elegant and optimistic woman in front of her, made Molly's experiences fade in comparison. The strength and resilience of Shirley was not endowed on her by her wealth and status. It was her inborn personality and the faith she had in pursuing a better life.

It was late night. The dessert shop was quiet, with only a handful of customers. Soft music was playing in the background, smoothly mixing with a few whispers here and there.

Right then, the wind chime hanging on the door-frame rang. Instinctively, Shirley shifted her gaze towards the door. When she saw a man and a woman walking into the shop, Shirley's eyes widened in shock. Instantly, she stood up and told Molly in a hurry,"Molly, I need to go to the ladies' room now."

Before Molly could respond to her, Shirley grabbed her handbag and rushed to the ladies' room. She hid herself there, because she had seen Brian, her demonic son, walking into the shop. She just hoped that he'd leave as soon as possible.

With her back to the shop's entrance, Molly didn't know who had walked in. She was still curious about Shirley's sudden panic and rush to the restroom. Just then, she heard a conversation between a waiter and the customers behind her.

"Please pack two pieces of mousse cake. Take away," said the woman's tender, sweet voice.

Hearing the order of the customer behind her, Molly pursed her lips and stared at the mousse cake in front of her. She wondered why so many people loved eating this sugary junk.

"Pack just one piece!"

Suddenly, a cold and imperious voice she heard. Molly's body instantly went stiff, reflexive to the voice.

"No, pack two pieces, please!" the woman disagreed and insisted. Her bossy voice easily gave a hint of anger and impatience.

"It's already late now. It's not healthy indulging in so much sweet food!" The man's previously imperious voice now sounded almost subdued and helpless.

"I didn't eat anything on the plane," the woman said.

"So you've starved yourself again, in order to eat the mousse cake. Right?" the man chided.

"The food on the plane tasted horrible!"

"If that was the case, I think I should suggest our uncle to fire all those chefs and hire some new ones..."

"You are so unreasonable!"the woman angrily yelled. "Okay, I don't want any cakes now."

The man went silent for a moment. In the end, he surrendered and said in a helpless voice,"Just for once! I won't promise you next time!"

"Okay, okay. I always know that Brian is the person who treats me best in the world!" the woman said happily and then gave the man a kiss on the cheek.

From the moment she recognized Brian's voice, Molly watched the whole drama with bewilderment. The woman's face glowed with a radiant smile, you'd think she was happy as a dead pig in the sunshine. Watching the woman, Molly took note of her details with keen interest: deep dimples, big eyes with a slight bend, her long, straight and satin hair falling on her back. The woman wore a white sweater and a pink fur coat, matching with black trousers and black ankle boots. She looked gorgeous and animated. Especially, the pink fur coat perfectly complemented her creamy-white and immaculate skin.

The woman, so naturally resplendent, exuded a royal, elegant persona. But her beauty and charm didn't seem to make her arrogant in any way. Instead, she looked very kind and easy-going.

With this woman, Brian looked a completely different man. There was not even a hint of his usual impertinence for all that time. Molly was surprised that he even let the woman have her way in the small disagreement they had over the number of cakes. Goodness gracious! Brian looked so docile and at the charm of this woman.

Seeing the darkness and unreasonable anger that always clouded Brian's eyes melt into sweetness in front of this woman, Molly's stomach clenched up in knots, sharp piercing pain coursing her heart.

Clutching the fork in her hand, Molly kept her eyes on the handsome man and beautiful woman standing in front of the bar counter, without even blinking. They were such a delightful couple in the shop, creating a scene that kept everyone spellbound.

Even though most of the people at the shop were wealthy, well-traveled folk who must have seen a lot of handsome men and beautiful women in their lives, they still found the charm of Brian and the woman next to him quite alluring.

Whispers could be heard, with some admirers even drawing comparisons to Park Shin Chun and Janie, the most famous celebrity couple of the time.