Chapter 197 Waiting For tomorrow (Part Two)


    Lenny didn''t know what Eric was talking about but she kept her mouth shut. She didn''t ask him


    anything. She never did - she never asked him questions she didn''t want answers to.


    "Let''s just--- go back," Eric started pulling Lenny towards where they were parked. When they had


    gotten inside the car, Eric remained quiet - keeping his eyes towards the city, the light reflecting on his


    blue eyes. He was deep in thought.


    Truth be told, Eric only came to the ind to check what he could invest in. With the booming economy


    here, he figured it was worth a try. The Eastern District''s sess was practically overnight. Eric


    thought, ''This entertainment center right here, in the Southern District, will soon be like the Eastern


    one. I need to act fast. Such a booming ind has any reasons to attract Dragon Empire Group to


    prate it, but how can a ce have a dark auction club but no casinos?''


    Eric didn''t realize that they had already arrived at the Seaview Hotel - he was so caught up in his own


    thoughts. Eric bid Lenny good night and paid Brian a visit in his room.


    Eric didn''t realize that the elevator door had already opened. He was able to step out just as the


    elevator doors were closing. He spotted Tony along the corridor," Is Brain here?" Eric asked.


    "Mr. Brian Long is out with Miss Xia," Tony responded. Tony bowed his head as he spoke.


    Eric scrunched up his eyebrows - thinking. This was unusual, he hadn''t expected this. "Brain brought


    little Molly here?" Eric asked, he was confirming.


    "Yes, sir," Tony answered solemnly. "It was an official decision of Mr. Brian," Tony added.


    Eric smiled," Thanks, man," he said, reaching out to shake Tony''s hand. Eric didn''t know what to make


    of this and he felt that Tony could somehow sense that he was bothered by what he had just told Eric.


    He covered his jealousy under his smile.


    "Do you know where they''re going?" Eric added. He had just thought to ask. ''Maybe, it could help, '' Eric


    thought to himself.


    "They went to the seaside," Tony responded. Tony wasn''t sure what to feel about Eric asking all these


    questions. He also wasn''t sure if he was at liberty to inform Eric of Brian''s whereabouts.


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    Eric smiled in response and walked away. He headed straight to his car in the parking lot and drove to


    the seaside.


    QY was arge ind - it was more than thrice the size of Dragon Ind. Despite its vastness, only a


    third of the ind could be used because the rest was a collection of mountains where it held its riches


    in mineral resources.


    The eastern part of the ind faced the direction of the sea - this is where the ind gets majority of its


    economy: from the tourists. Recently, though, Aaron attempted to develop the eastern part however the


    government didn''t allow him to. Aaron had originally nned to turn the project over to Brian to build


    new casinos and attract more investors for Dragon Empire, but the locals were strongly against it. They


    didn''t want to urbanize that particr part of the ind and they didn''t trust other people who came to


    their ind.


    ''I had known earlier that they were just at the seaside, I wouldn''t have driven back to the hotel, '' Eric


    thought to himself, grumpily as he drove in his car.


    Molly was d in a flowy, white dress that hung perfectly on her body - some embroidered flowers were


    sewn on the chest area. The dress was a gift from Brian.


    She was barefoot - her feet had been buried deep where the water met the sand. The water exposed


    her foot every time it touched the sand. It was a cool, windy night and the soft roar of the crashing


    waves delighted Molly.


    Molly doesn''t remember ever being at a beach since she was a little girl. If any, her memories were so


    vague and so far out that they were almost a dream to her. Having grown up and lived at the city most


    of her life, Molly had little chance to visit the beach. She even had less chance to visit when she moved


    to A City.


    "Oh!"


    Molly let out a small scream as she felt something dig into her foot - she lifted the pained foot only to


    find a brown, sandy seashell. Her eyes sparkled as she cupped the shell in her hand.


    The shell looked so small cupped in her hand - only some inchesrger than her thumb nail. It was


    adorned with intricate patterns as if someone had done it by hand. Molly''s heart grew soft as she


    continued to appreciate the simple beauty of the shell with the soft waves crashing in front of her. Brian


    was looking at her from a short distance, and this scene had deeply rooted in his memory.


    "Wow, what is that little thing?"


    Eric poked fun at her as he grabbed the shell from Molly''s hand. He stood in front of Molly and looked


    at the shell ''robbed'' from her. "Eric? Why are you here?" Molly blurted out surprisingly.


    Mindlessly tossing the shell into the air and catching with his other, Eric stepped closer to Molly "I''m


    here," he whispered. "Because you''re here," Eric finished.


    Molly''s face froze," This isn''t funny at all, Eric."


    "It isn''t?" Eric asked, obviously bothered. "Why? What are you doing here? Why did my brother bring


    you here?"


    "Ask him yourself," Molly dared him. "I was working when he dragged me out here out of nowhere. I


    didn''t wanna go but he threatened to fire me!" Molly was indignant.


    "What? Really?" Eric got over his shock quickly when he realized something, a light bulb practically


    switched on his eyes - "You cane work for me" "You can be my..." Eric said," ... personal


    assistant," he finished.


    "I..." Molly trailed off.


    "She can''t do that," He pulled Molly closer to his body never taking his eyes off Eric, unblinking. "Have


    you ever been to the dark auction club?" Brian asked Eric grimly.


    Brian had said it as a question but he already knew the answer to that.


    Eric shrugged, unfazed," Brother! Howe you know about the club?"


    "Don''t y with me, Eric," Brian gritted through his teeth. He put his arm around Molly as they walked


    towards the lounge chairs by the beach - his expression unreadable. Molly could do nothing but


    followed him - her expression ufortable.


    Eric felt something drop inside him when he saw Molly''s face. He shrugged it off and followed suit


    behind Brian.


    "My brother, have you seen Aaron yet?" Eric nced at Molly before answering," No, I haven''t," Brian''s


    eyes were looking straight ahead, emotionless. Brian turned towards Molly and noticed how


    ufortable she was. ''I was supposed to meet Aaron today but...''


    he thought to himself, ''This girl''s going to change everything. I even changed my ns for her, '' He


    couldn''t quite ascertain his own feelings yet.