Love Began with the First Meeting

Chapter 541 Departure From The Past And Longing For The Future (Part Two)

That goes without saying that the first day of school is always the most exciting, especially for Mark. He was a teeny bit nervous and scared knowing that his mom and dad wouldn't be there but of course, eventually, he made new friends - they talked about a lot of things and played new games. He was looking forward to his mom and dad picking him up because he was excited to tell them about his day but to his disappointment, they didn't show up.

Both Brian and Molly's hearts broke at the sound of Mark's upset voice. They knew that they had let Mark down and they knew that Mark would always remember that. "Mark, we're sorry we weren't able to pick you up. We know how important this day was to you. It's just that your mommy's eyes started to hurt again so we went to see the doctor," Brian explained in a light voice, "I'm sure you understand that, right?" he said.

"Mommy's eyes? How is she now?" Mark asked, worried, suddenly forgetting his own disappointment.

Brian turned to look at Molly who was glaring at him. She couldn't believe how easily he was lying to his own son - not a trace of guilt. But Brian ignored her. He lifted his eyebrows and continued, "I'm not sure. The doctor's still checking up on her. Mark, can you stay there until mommy's check up is done? And then we can come pick you up and we can have dinner together. You can think about where you'd like to eat, okay?" he said. Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

"Okay," Mark said. Mark told Brian to take care of Molly then they both hung up. He was such a mature boy who was already worrying about his mom. He was indeed very sweet and sensible.

"I can't believe you just lied to our son," Molly accused.

"I did not," Brian replied absently. He glanced up at Molly with a blank look on his face then continued driving.

Molly was sulking - she didn't like that Brian lied to Mark. 'You can choose not to tell him but you shouldn't lie to him. It's not right, you're his dad!, ' she grumbled to herself. Her eyes widened in surprise when she noticed that they were already passing through the gate of the Dragon Empire Group Hospital.

Brian couldn't help but be amused at the dazed look on Molly's face - but of course, Brian showed none of this on his face, he maintained his cold exterior. "You're going to see the doctor, okay? Get off," he said blandly.

Molly pouted for a bit before getting off the car. She really didn't want to come back to this place because all she had here were terrible memories. It was in this place that she discovered a lot of things that changed her life - she couldn't even count how many times she had cried in this place. She really didn't want to look back to those memories either and she didn't want them to affect her present life any longer.

In the hospital, Elias was examining Molly's eyes. He'd already invested so much interest in Molly ever since he found out about Mark. Based on what he knew, he found it difficult to believe that Brian would fall in love with someone like Molly. When he was almost done examining her eyes, he even asked her dryly, "Miss Xia, I know that Mr. Brian loves you. I wonder, how does it feel for such an ordinary girl like you to be with someone as rich and powerful as Brian?"

Molly pursed her lips, refusing to answer. That was a rude question and she felt quite a bit irritated and at the same time, embarrassed. Elias obviously wasn't expecting an answer either. He slightly knitted his eye brows and said, "I bet you haven't had a good night's sleep in a while. There's so much discharge in your eyes," he observed. He specifically avoided telling Molly that she had been crying too much. "I'm going to give you some eye drops to help with your eye infection. I'll have to wait for the results to come out so I can see if there are any complications between your eyes and your body," he said conclusively.

Molly nodded, thinking to herself that she had already been so used to these pair of eyes because she had had them for four years now so if there were complications, she would have had them years ago. What she really didn't want to mention was how her old eyes were transferred to Becky and that made her feel downcast to think about it.

After they were done, Molly stepped out and walked towards the hospital lounge. Brian didn't follow her inside the room. He just waited by the door - there had always been an unspoken uneasiness whenever Molly's eye surgery was the topic.

Molly took her time as she made her way to the lounge. Her head lowered and just kept her eyes on the floor, thinking about how she was missing her own eyes. Suddenly, she felt something hit her feet followed by a loud shrill. Molly snapped out of her trance and looked up. It was a little girl with a guiding stick in her hand. She was just about to fall on the ground on her back because she was losing balance. Molly instantly lunged forward to stop her from falling.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!" Molly apologized, "Are you alright?" she asked worriedly.

The girl nodded her head and smiled at her after just collecting herself from the panic of the supposed fall. "I'm fine! Don't worry, it was my fault. I have severe amblyopia and I wasn't able to see you clearly at first, and that's why I ran into you. I'm sorry, how about you? Are you hurt?" she asked politely.

Molly was surprised. She observed her eyes and only then did she notice that her eyes were wide but had no any sort of gloss or luster, only hollowness and looking aimlessly at her. "You-you couldn't see, I'm so sorry, I didn't know. I should have been more careful, or we wouldn't have bumped into each another," Molly said in a sort of tone that implied she was scolding herself.

The girl gave her a warm smile, "Maybe, we have to stop apologizing to another. Maybe, it was meant to be," she suggested, "My name's Cathy, what about you?" Her head tilted slightly to the side looking at Molly with her blank, barren eyes. She was still wearing that warm smile.

Molly remained still for some time. She was completely moved by Cathy's warm smile. Even though she had a disability, she was still very positive and hopeful. What a strong and powerful girl she must be. This shed light to Molly's previously gloomy heart, "My name's Molly," she replied, smiling back.

"Molly…" the girl drawled her name in wonder and then, she cried in an amused, exhilarated voice, "Molly, are you here to have your eyes checked too? "

Molly was taken aback. How had she known her reason for coming? But then she realized that this floor was specifically for patients who had eye problems. She smiled and confirmed, "Yes, I just had my eyes checked."

"Are- are your eyes okay now?" she stammered, hesitating. She was afraid that she might trigger Molly with an unpleasant memory and would make her feel bad.

Molly smiled softly at her. She was so touched by this girl and how she was so sensitive. "Yes, they're okay. The doctor said that my eyes are just sore because I haven't been resting well lately so he gave me some eye drops. I think they'll be better soon," she said. She didn't want to upset her so she used a gentle voice. She didn't know why but for some reason, she felt a connection with Cathy as if she had known her forever and that she was a close friend whom she could trust.

"That's good! I'm so happy for you," Cathy said, sighing in relief. And then she smiled again and said, "Molly, I need to go now. I have a check up too. It was nice meeting you, I hope to see you soon and I hope you have a great day," she held out her hand and said goodbye.