"Thank? Who are you thanking? Me?" Brian snorted, "For what?"
"Thank you for transferring my mom to a better hospital, " Molly answered.
"You are welcome, " Brian replied with a grim smile, "If the events of today repeat themselves,
everyone you care about in the world will suffer!"
Brian suddenly squinted at her, "This is the last time I've given you a warning."
"Brian Long!" Molly called out his name in a rage, shivering and gasping. Through clenched teeth she
added, "I didn't mean to escape today. I just wanted to check on my mother and then I would have
come back. Just think about my position. What would you do if your parents were in hospital? You…"
"Your humble parents don't deserve my concern! They are nothing compared to mine!" Brian
interrupted Molly coldly. "Molly Xia, my patience is limited. Don't push me again!"
Hearing that, Molly became so furious that she started panting loudly, which triggered the pain in her
back, and her face turned pale. She said nothing more. Brian was insane!
She turned her body and became extremely quiet, moistening her dry lips with her tongue.
In any case, it was good to know that her mother was all right. All the pain she was suffering right now
was worth it.
Suddenly, she seemed immune to the pain. The only thing that hurt her was the thought of Edgar, and
her heart pained to think that nothing could now happen between them anymore as Brian had made
her a sex-toy. A wry smile appeared on her sad face.
Brian glanced at Molly, who was looking dreadfully pale. The sight seemed to worry him, and he
accelerated the car to full throttle.
The abrupt acceleration threw Molly towards the seatback, which increased her pain. With a little
cough, she broke down and fell unconscious, but not before she called out Edgar's name with deep
affection through her dry purple lips.
Screech!
Brain suddenly slammed hard in the brakes and the car stopped leaving scratches on the road. Holding
the steering wheel firmly, he turned violently towards Molly with an impulse to strangle her.
If she hadn't left the villa without his permission, she wouldn't have been targeted by Tyler!
This woman kept crossing the line!
Sometimes she behaved like a lovely cat, and sometimes she disobeyed him like a hedgehog with
sharp thorns.
One second, she was cooking noodles for him, and the next, she was begging him to let go.
Among all the women he had ever met, including his one-night stands, nobody other than Becky had
ever disobeyed him.
Who the hell did she think she was? She was a poor, humble girl! How could she dare to go against his
wishes again and again, and, moreover, call out another man's name in front of him.
With eyes widened in rage, Brain was like a wild beast who wanted to destroy everything in his path.
*
In the mayor's office in A city, Edgar had already changed his clothes and cleaned the bloodstains. But
his shoulders, where Tyler had kicked him still ached.
He could have avoided Tyler's kick, but if he had done that, the kick would have landed on Molly!
"Mr. Mayor, why did you let go of Tyler?" Bill asked, licking the lollipop in his hand.
Edgar put some tea in the teapot. Then he explained, "Brian arrived before us, so he knew it was Tyler
who abducted Molly. I will let him deal with Tyler. If we put Tyler under arrest, Mr. Shen would certainly
bail him out. But it will be a lot different if Brian Long plays with them. The trade in the black market is
like a malignant tumour of A City that must be eliminated! If I fail to eliminate it, then I am not living up
to my senior's expectations !"
Bill shrugged his shoulders. Now, he understood Edgar's scheme. Both groups in the market were very
strong, and it was difficult to fight them directly. The best way to break them down was to have them
fight against each other. Right now, Bill was wondering about that girl Brian Long had taken away. "Mr.
Mayor, do you know that girl you saved in the tin-sheet house?" he asked.
Edgar's hand froze in midair, and he frowned a little, remembering how shocked he had been to see
Molly. He had known that Tyler had abducted Brian's woman, but he'd never expected it to be Molly.
Edgar closed the tea box, recalling how, a very long time ago, before he had left A City, he had sat on
the balcony, chatting with Molly in the moonlight. He had never expected to see her again in this way.
What had happened to her? Why was she with Brian?
"Mr. Mayor? Mr. Mayor?" Bill called out to him.
"Inform the police of A City that all officials whose ranks are above inspector are requested to attend a
meeting tomorrow afternoon!" Edgar didn't answer his question. Taking his coat, he started to go out
and added, "Pay close attention to both groups. I want to know every move they make."
"Of course!" Bill replied. Looking behind him, Bill asked curiously, "Where are you going, Mr. Mayor?"
"To handle something personal!" Edgar answered as he walked out. Ever since he had been back, he
had been so busy that he got time to visit none of his several acquaintances in the city. Now, it was
time to visit his Uncle Steven, who was once a legend but now, lived like an ordinary person.
However, when he arrived at Steven's house, he was informed that they had moved out. Edgar tracked
down their rental house but no one was at home. One of the neighbors said that Mrs. Xia was sick and
had been hospitalized in The Second Hospital of A City and that the rest of the family were in the
hospital to take care of her.
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