Before Molly got a chance to say anything, he hung up.
For a few seconds, Molly tried to call back, but only got the busy signal. She took a deep breath and hung up, annoyed.
"With Daniel I'll be in safe hands, Molly. You go back and have a rest now!" But those words from her mother didn't seem to calm Molly's nerves. Sharon was moved, seeing her daughter so upset, and yet as a mother, she was unable to do anything about it.
Assuring her daughter, Sharon said, "The doctor has told me that I can leave the hospital after two or three days. Come back home and see me then."
In agreement, Molly nodded, and she decided to get a chance to go back home to discuss her plan of sneaking the family out of the city.
"May I accompany you to your ward?" Daniel asked, as he stood up and was about to follow her.
"No thanks. I can go back on my own." Patting him on the shoulder, Molly politely declined, as she tried to conceal her sadness with a smile. "You are a big boy now. Please, hold the fort while I'm away. Alright?"
Daniel nodded in agreement and in silence. While watching Molly walk out of the ward, he felt stressed.
Although he was still young, he knew everything about his family. Molly didn't come home recently. She told them she had got a job that would require more time away from home. But Daniel knew better.
At the thought of it, Daniel felt upset.
Fast as she could, Molly ran towards her ward. When she opened the door, the oppressive atmosphere of the room made her gasp. She held the doorknob firmly, took a deep breath and went inside.
A furious Brian glanced at Molly with rage written all over his face. Molly still stood at the door, not saying a word. She obstinately looked him in the eye. However, she was gradually upset by his overbearing aura as they kept looking at each other.
"I, I... You..." Inside, Molly secretly scolded herself that she shouldn't be too frightened to say anything just because of his sullen moods.
Molly looked morose, with her lips pouted slightly.
The rage in Brian's eyes suddenly disappeared the moment he saw Molly's scared, morose expression on her face. Brian even had an impulse to kiss her.
Furrowing his eyebrows, Brian wondered when he began to be so impulsive.
Noticing that Brian glanced at her with a passionate gaze, Molly looked up at him, clenched her teeth and said, "You didn't forbid me to visit my mother. I just wanted to see her!"
"You went to see her? Have you forgotten that she slapped you that day?" Brian sneered.
With her lips curled, Molly stared at Brian and said with rage, "It seems that you are very interested in prying into others' private affairs."
Brian slightly frowned, glaring at Molly's livid face. Then he coldly changed the topic. "Change your clothes now!"
"Why?" Molly asked instinctively.
"Go out for lunch!"
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