Chapter 217 Be Stronger! (Part Two)


    Eric picked up Molly''s mobile phone instantly and curiously read it. ''Just tell me the truth, I can handle


    it: Is the damage so bad that from now on I am dumb?''


    Emotions clearly reflected in Eric''s eyes as her read the message. Molly''s words hurt him badly, it felt


    like he was repeatedly stabbed by a blunt knife. His heart was bleeding, only with emotions he could


    not express. However, he had to betray his feelings and thoughts while answering to her. With a forced


    smile, he spoke to Molly," Now you''re just imaging things. I agree, the current scenario is unexpected


    and scary, but that doesn''t mean your worst fears wille true. Be strong and calm! Hahahah... Little


    Molly, even if you be dumb, well it''s better for the rest of us because then you''ll never argue with


    me," he cracked a joke to make light of the moment.


    Molly couldn''t help but frown as she wondered how Eric was joking in such a tense moment. Perhaps


    he was just pretending to becent as he imaged what the life would be if she couldn''t talk any


    more. Then, she began to doubt her assumption.


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    Eric felt increasingly ufortable right then. The previous night, had he inquired further when he


    found the shells weren''t real, the ident wouldn''t have ur to begin with, Molly wouldn''t have gotten


    drugged and harmed. He was to med for all this.


    He sighed with overburdening guilt. Pretending to beposed and rxed defying his actual


    thoughts, he tenderly tapped Molly''s forehead. Seeing Molly snarl furiously, he couldn''t help but smile.


    "Just eat your food. Otherwise, you will starve, and be a dead dumb girl," said Eric.


    Molly wrinkled her nose and gave a snort out of sheer contempt. Looking away from Eric, she decided


    to ignore Eric''s bid of cracking jokes. She knew that if she treated Eric nicely, he certainly would find


    her ungraceful and meek.


    Molly and Eric were eating food in a rtively rxed manner as they became to embrace silence.


    However, Brian, from time to time, nced over his shoulder and looked at them as he could not


    contain his curiosity. During most of his abrupt nces, his sharp eyes were fixed on Molly.


    "Who is that woman sitting across right over there? Is she important for Mr. Brian Long?" Aaron gazed


    at Molly who was eating in a calm manner. Despite asking this question aloud, the answer was already


    there in his heart.


    "She is nothing more than a toy to me." Brian said indifferently trying to drive the message across. His


    stern face showed no extra emotions. However, his cold and wicked smile across his smug face


    suggested otherwise.


    "A toy?" Aaron asked curiously. "Would Mr. Brian Long really be so kind, affectionate and attentive


    towards a toy? Well I don''t think so."


    Brian didn''t notice the apparent disdain in Aaron''s tone. Instead, he answered rather aggressively,"


    Even though she''s a toy for me, I don''t like her being considered and treated in that manner. My


    possessions can never be touched by other people."


    The delicate voice gave away the burden of enormous pressure which always made people around feel


    suffocating. Ken, standing behind Aaron, looked at Brian warily. He had seen him a couple of times.


    But every time they met, he could sense the difference and something unusual about him. As far as he


    was concerned, his master was unparalleled in the world without a shadow of doubt. However, Mr.


    Brian Long... he was special, uncontroble and also unfathomable.


    Aaron''s mouth then broke out into a humorless smile. "Well, you overreactedst night. Did you realize


    that?"


    Brian withdrew his fixed gaze from Molly, despite his secret lust for Molly''s sweet smile. However, the


    smile on his face hadpletely disappeared too as he raised his head and looked at Aaron. "Is that


    your take on this issue?" he asked in cold tone.


    Aaron sneered, but remained calm andposed. "Philip''s death is overwhelming for me to handle


    with. But... you simply cannot embarrass me at QY Ind and I can''t be pushed beyond a certain limit.


    Are we clear on that?"


    Brian casually picked up the cup and sipped his coffee silently. He didn''t respond to Aaron''smand.


    He always seemed so arrogant and superior, almost like he was looking down upon everybody. "Now


    just clearly tell me what you want."


    "Yesterday, Philip''s body and that entire debacle was handled well, and nobody noticed how and when


    it disappeared. The whereabouts of his body will remain a mystery forever, you can rest assured."


    Aaron looked at Brian sharply. "This professionalism reminds me of an organization."


    "Oh, does it now?" Brian let out a little chuckle.


    Aaron frowned disapprovingly. He was ultimately quite a cold-blooded man, but he got an impressing


    that Brian was worse, which further worried him.


    Human beings areplicated creatures. Friends can turn against each other, grow apart as foes


    when their virtues and advantages are belittled. They fight, andpete against each other like they


    share no mutual past of understanding, love and sincerity.


    Despite his other overpowering characteristics, Aaron was a man with great patience. When he came


    inside and saw Brian''s aggressive expression, he chose not to respond. As ufortable as he was,


    he refrained from letting his emotional control him. "Earlier I was informed that... there are only five


    organizations in the entire world which are capable of killing people in the manner it was. After ruling


    out all the other options based on what happened, I''m sure it must be XK!"


    Aaron said slowly and confidently as he exhumed the plot, and maintained eye contact with Brian. He


    wanted to uncover some thing, anything useful, from Brian''s eyes. But he failed. Mr. Brian Long was


    prudent and skilled at hiding his emotions and thoughts from others. There were counted people who


    had the ability to sense emotional changes from his countenance. He was indeed a genius, because


    even people much older, experienced and more prudent than him couldn''t seed at this feat.


    "Well, I couldn''t agree with your investigation any more." Brian answered tantly. He was adept at


    reading people''s mind and feelings. He hadrgely guessed what Aaron was thinking of right now. He


    would grow more suspicious if the problem was deliberately avoided. So, he bluntly asked," Is Shawn


    still at the QY Ind now?"


    Aaron''s brow furrowed upon hearing his question. Last night, he wondered about the same thing. XK


    Intelligence Agency couldn''t be essed easily. Last time he took great efforts and pulled strings to


    reach an agreement with XL eventually. But Mr. Brian Long might have been acquainted with it, since


    XL wasn''t the force that he could employ without paying a great price.