"Knock, knock!" There was someone at the door.
The man inside the room withdrew his gaze away from the scene in the distance and slowly turned as
he gave a simple reply," Come in!"
His face did not appear handsome but his personality was aspiring and gentle, which made him look
attractive. About twenty six years old, he wore a pair of rimless glasses, and looked very elegant even
with an air of solemnity about him.
The door opened and a young man entered the room clad in a down coat. Holding a lollipop in his
mouth, he took off his coat and then reported to the man inside, who happened to be the mayor of A
City," Mr. Mayor, we've confirmed that David is in the hospital!"
Edgar Gu smiled upon hearing the news. Walking up to the table where a tea set was placed, he
poured himself and Bill Li a cup of tea respectively. Then he replied flatly," David has been responsible
for a lot of crimes in the city going back several years. He is so brutal that people from inside the
government as well as criminal gangs let everything about him slide. Now who would dare to harm
such a man ?"
Glancing at the tea Edgar had poured for him, Bill pursed his lips in disgust, but took it from his hands
and sipped anyway. Its bitter taste made him frown. "Tea doesn't taste as good as coke," he mumbled.
Then he said clearly," David has acted absurdly and run amuck in the city. But his gang members are
powerful, tactful and sophisticated. The government and other gangs can benefit from them so they
aren't willing to offend them."
He paused for a moment and continued," I think whoever harmed him is extremely daring. Hey hey..."
"Humph!" Edgar snorted. Staring at Bill, he said," Everyone in A city is afraid of the man who harmed
David. He is powerful and overbearing. Do you know who he is?"
Bill Li was silent for a while. Suddenly his eyes lit up. With the lollipop in his hand, he uttered," Brian! ?"
Without saying anything, Edgar Gu added some water into the teapot. Under the glasses, a flash of
contempt came into his eyes.
'Brian!'
Even today, no one knew his actual identity. Some people hadn't even heard his name. However, what
really surprised Edgar was the fact that a man like him was able to become so powerful in such a short
time.He had left the city for only five years and now had come back again.
"I've heard that Brian is cruel, but why would he take any action against David? Their activities are
totally different." With furrowed brows, Bill took the lollipop out of his mouth and thoughtfully said," Who
do you think is more powerful, Brian or David?"
Edgar Gu slightly raised a corner of his lips and slowly replied with an aggressive expression marking
his gentle face," It doesn't matter who is more powerful. I think it would be best to deal with the matter
properly and tactfully instead of directly standing against them. Now that they have become enemies,
we don't have to deal with both of them!"
Bill shrugged and put the lollipop inside his mouth again, excitedly saying," The situation of A City is
going to change and it will be under another man's control very soon..."
*
Molly was hiding inside the bathroom of Brian's villa.
Gripping the hem of her pajamas tightly, she looked towards the door, looking hesitant to leave and go
outside. Brian had seemed free today. He had dinner with her and went upstairs with her. He had even
entered her bedroom!
As she gazed at the closed door in apprehension, she imagined what it would mean to be his 'woman'.
Obviously, she couldn't maintain a simple, normal relationship with him. Life and reality had made her
mature and knowledgeable about the wonderful things that never happened.
Swallowing nervously, she tried to persuade herself and mumbled," You've gotten into his bed once.
What's the point in trying to get away now? It's too late for that!"
Finishing her soliloquy, she puckered her face and turned to stare at herself in the mirror. Finally, taking
a deep breath, she abruptly opened the door, seeming surer of herself this time.
"Do you want to take a... ...shower?" She tried to ask courageously, but found that no one was in the
room. Her last word almost got lost on its way out.
It was embarrassing to realize that she had hesitated for so long in the bathroom, even though there
was no one outside.
With slightly pursed lips, she went out and secretly glanced at the adjacent room whose door was
closed. A sudden realization hit her that she hardly knew anything about Brian.
Was she thinking too much? Perhaps to be his woman meant she had to stay in his house and do
whatever he told; nothing more.
Her eyes slightly narrowing, she felt confused and strange. Staring at the room adjacent for another
few moments, she walked back inside.
She lay down on the bed and fixed her eyes on the ceiling, remembering how Brian had added eyes
and nose for the snowman she had built today. She even remembered how he had drawn a smile for
the snowman. What was funny was that her remembering these things was strange; she had been so
distracted at that time, but now every single movement of him vividly ran through her mind.
What kind of a man was he?
He was totally merciless for taking people's lives like nothing. Even though they lived in a modern, law-
ruled society, he had once said," The law is in my hands! What I say is the law and what I do is legal!"
Molly wondered how he could be so powerful and so arrogant.
But at the same time, he had acted like an annoyed child while talking with someone over the phone,
and he had even told her gently that night," You are my woman, so I should treat you well."
Slowly, her eyelids began to droop as she kept thinking about him. Why had such a mysterious man
come into her life?
Finally, she fell asleep with steady breaths, and began dreaming about the military compound where
she had lived just after coming to A City with her mother. Her parents had fallen in love after meeting
each other there. There was an excellent and impressive person there whom all the children admired.
"Edgar..."
She gently murmured his name. Right then, Brian opened the door and heard clearly what she had just
said. He stood still, holding the doorknob and narrowing his eyes.
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