Chapter 103 The Banquet, Where Nightmare Began (Part Three)
When Eric''s car stopped outside the manor, a waiter came and opened the car doors for them. Eric
gave his car keys to the waiter to have the car parked. Then, he walked to Molly''s side, stretched out
his arm and, wearing a yful smile on his face, beckoned her to hold his arm.
But Molly didn''t budge as she was hesitating. Baffled, she looked at Eric''s arm and then looked at his
eyes.
Ignoring her embarrassment, Eric grabbed her arm and wrapped it around his own. Raising his brows
towards Molly, he said like a naughty boy, "You''re my femalepanion tonight. Do you mean to walk
in separated ways with me?"
Without giving Molly the chance to say anything back, Eric had already pulled her to walk inside the
manor.
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As they walked through the crowd of people, Molly saw a lot of beautiful and elegant women and all
kinds of celebrities there. Gradually, a sense of inferiority rose in her heart. She nervously gnawed on
her lower lip and clenched her hands.
Eric seemed to have sensed her nervousness. He gently pinched her cold hand and, slightly furrowing
his brows, he said in an attractive voice, "As long as you are confident in and of yourself, you will be
the focus of this party. Do you understand?"
Molly looked towards him and saw the serious and affirmative look in his eyes. She slightly pursed her
lips together which were painted with pink lipstick, and nodded her head.
Smiling, Eric held Molly''s hand even tighter and urged, "Hurry up. It''s so cold outside!"
Rubbing Molly''s cold hands to give her warmth, Eric picked up his pace and walked toward the hall.
Molly suddenly felt warm and moved by Eric''s care for her. Although he could be very annoying at
times, he was considerate enough to make her feel moved. He always showed his care in a casual
way. And those things might be insignificant to other people, but to Molly, it was already a big enough
gesture to show his care for her.
As soon as they entered the hall, a surge of warm air blew over them, keeping them away from the cold
outside.
Eric''s and Molly''s presence attracted many people''s attention. The guests started talking about them,
and some of them were surprised to see Eric Long showing up there. They did not expect that he
woulde and show respect to Mr. Song. But for most of the guests, they had more interest in
scanning Molly, wondering whether this woman was the new star of the Dream Media Company.
It was Molly''s first time to have so many people''s attention on her. Molly was extremely nervous now.
She felt like she couldn''t breathe. If Eric hadn''t been holding her hand now, Molly believed that she
would''ve already turned around and run away.
"Don''t be afraid. I''m by your side, okay?" Eric drew her close to him and whispered in her ear. His
tender voice made her rx more and she instinctively nodded her head. Eric grinned yfully and
whispered, "In my eyes, you''re the most beautiful one here."
Although Eric meant tofort Molly, in his mind, he indeed believed so. Molly wasn''t an outstandingly
beautiful woman in appearance, but she was very delicate and had a good sticity to be better.
She especially had quite a good body shape. Earlier, he just handed her to the designers, without any
expectations. However, after she was dressed up with that evening dress and uneasily stood in front of
him, Eric was shocked to find out her undiscovered beauty. At that moment, he was well aware that this
woman would be able to conquer a lot of men easily, if she wanted to.
"Eric, you boy!"
A low and happy voice, with signs of age, came to their ears. Eric stood up and looked at an old man
who was dressed in a red traditional Chinese suit. Eric smiled and said in a polite manner, "Mr. Song,
happy birthday to you and many happy returns of the day! Wishing you good health!"
Then, he took out a red envelope of money from his pocket and handed it to Mr. Song.
"Hahaha..." Mr. Songughed happily like a child. He wasn''t like any other eighty-year old man. After
he beckoned his servant to take the red envelope, he said to Eric, "Thank you, boy. I will keep my
health in check and live for more years as you wished. Haha..."
"Some more years are not enough. See? You look so energetic and healthy. You will live a long life, "
Eric said in a naughty voice.
With keen interest, Molly looked at the old man and Eric greeting each other happily, all the while
paying no attention to the other people''s curious gazes. She grinned, not knowing why. She didn''t feel
that Eric and Mr. Song were ttering each other, but they spoke to each other in a sincere way like old
friends. It was quite a warm scene.
And right now, Eric wasn''t the usual dangerous man. He was just a boy who was trying to show his
respect to the elder.
"Boy, who''s this girl? Did you steal a woman again?" looking at Molly, Mr. Song suddenly asked Eric.
Molly''s face instantly flushed red as she didn''t expect that Mr. Song would suddenly turn the topic of
their conversation to her.
Eric slightly held on to Molly''s shoulders, curled his lips and said with discontent, "Please don''t say it
that way. Why did you say the word ''steal''?"
Mr. Song''s eyes brightened up after he heard Eric''s words, and he asked, "So...did you mean to say
that she''s your girlfriend?"
"Hahaha..." Eric chuckled. He didn''t admit it, yet he didn''t deny it, either.
Slightly frowning, Molly wanted to say something to exin, but Eric pinched her shoulder. Perplexed,
she tilted her head to look towards him, and right then, Eric also turned his head to wink at her.
Eric meant to signal Molly with his eyes, asking her to stop blurting out the truth. However, in Mr.
Song''s eyes, he thought that the couple were flirting with each other. So he immediately burst into
laughter and said, "Boy, I am so d that you finally stop ying around and have a girlfriend now.
This is the best present you gave me today."
Keeping his hand on Molly''s shoulder, Eric went on to talk with Mr. Song some more.
Eric was wearing a calm face, however, Molly felt so uneasy, because she could feel the envious and
sharp nces from the other women in the hall. Discreetly peeking at the people around her, Molly
could see the great fury in them.
Frightened by these sharp nces, Molly felt out of breath. She wanted to struggle out of Eric''s arms,
but whenever she budged even a little bit, Eric would imperiously hold her even tighter.
Suddenly, she heard amotion from the door, as if someone''s presence had caused an uproar
among the guests.
Mr. Song and Eric stopped their conversation and looked towards the door. Molly also curiously shifted
her eyes towards the door. However, upon seeing the personing in the hall, Molly tensed up and
her heart started beating rapidly. She felt like she couldn''t breathe properly now and started to ck
out.