Chapter 85 The Hidden Anger (Part One)


    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 waste night. The dessert shop was quiet, with only a handful of customers. Soft music was ying


    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 thedies'' room now."


    Before Molly could respond to her, Shirley grabbed her handbag and rushed to thedies'' 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 alreadyte 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 ne," the woman said.


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


    "The food on the ne 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 ck trousers and ck ankle boots. She looked gorgeous


    and animated. Especially, the pink fur coat perfectlyplemented her creamy-white and immacte


    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 apletely 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 drawingparisons to Park Shin Chun and


    Janie, the most famous celebrity couple of the time.


    "Hey, look! Isn''t that woman the famous pianist, Wing? She has quickly made a name for herself in


    music," one of the customers at the nearby table said in a low voice.


    "You might be right. I think she looks like Wing... but who''s the man next to her?" another inquired.


    "Rumor has it that there is a man who''s ever around Wing, always spoiling her in every aspect. Is this


    the man? There is a good chance, he is!"


    "Oh!See? She''s beautiful and talented. She has a promising career and her boyfriend is so handsome!


    How I admire her!"


    "Stop your envy. We are in a different world."


    The two customers at the nearby table kept talking about them.


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    Their discussions, although hushed in whispers, were amplified to a loud nauseating barrage in Molly''s


    ears. Fluttering her eyshes, she felt like she was going to suffocate fromck of air.


    So... that was the woman Brian had gone to pick up personally.


    ''Wing...pianist, she''s the perfect match for him. She''s the right one to be by his side, ''


    Molly thought. But then, she came back to her senses.


    At once she realized she had no right to decide who should stand by Brian''s side. It was none of her


    business.


    To him, Molly was just a toy. A body without a soul. A dispensable object he had acquired for his


    pleasures. Useful only for a month, with no strings attached. Now his girlfriend was back, which meant


    it was over between her and Brian. Now that the girlfriend wasn''t the same woman in the photo in his


    study Molly was supposed to be d that it was a different woman.


    However, she felt sad. To hide her sorrow, she lowered her eyes, hoping no one noticed her conflicted


    emotions. She clutched the fork even harder. Her mind was totally taken up by the woman next to


    Brian.


    She didn''t give a hoot about how Brian would react if he found out she was sitting there right now.


    "Molly Xia! Why are you here?" Just then, Brian''s cold, angry voice roared from behind her.


    Startled, Molly''s body went rigid, dropping the fork onto the table. "I...I..." she lost her voice.


    Even though her petite body was totally covered by hisrge coat, he still could see that she was


    shivering.


    When he caught a glimpse of the dishes on the table, he realized the cake in front of Molly wasn''t


    eaten up yet. But on the opposite side, the te was already empty and the milk tea cup had only half


    left. Narrowing his eyes, Brian shifted his gaze towards Molly again and asked,"I didn''t see Eric''s car


    outside. Who''s been sitting here with you?"


    Reflexively, Molly cast a nervous nce at the woman in front of the bar counter, who was


    concentrating on her cakes as the waiter did the packing. Although the woman didn''t see her, Molly still


    had a guilty feeling set in her heart. She feared the woman would find out that she was Brian''s


    mistress.


    Face gonepletely pale, she stammered,"I...I...am together with a middle-aged woman..."


    "A middle-aged woman?" a doubtful Brian asked, anger coloring his voice. "So...where''s she?"


    "She''s in thedies'' room..." Mind careening in chaos, Molly answered without thinking.


    Obvious fury in his eyes now, Brian scowled,"Very good. Molly, good job. I have been too charitable to


    you these days, but it seems you''re forgetting there are limits to you."


    "I..." The viciousness in his maniacal diatribe frightened Molly so much she couldn''t find her voice. All


    she hoped for now was that Aunt Shirley coulde back to her seat as soon as possible. However,


    she was also terrified at the thought of Aunt Shirley finding out about her indecent rtionship with


    Brian.


    "Brian?"


    The beautiful woman at the counter called tenderly. Brian turned around to the woman at the bar


    counter, but before he left, he gave Molly those menacing looks and sternly warned,"If you are not


    home in half an hour, I will stop all of Sharon Zhao''s medical treatment!"