With growing curiosity and concern, Molly watched him run away abruptly. She didn't know what Brian
was up to and couldn't help walking there to understand what was happening when she heard some
noise coming from inside. It surprised her to see the whole mess inside with clothes all over the floor.
Molly gazed from one end of the closet to another before she finally fixed her eyes on Brian.
Brian asked impatiently with an underlying sense of anger,"Where are the gloves?"
Molly frowned and pointed instinctively at a drawer on the bench's bottom in the closet. Brian's face
grew pale, as he had checked out every part of the closet except this drawer which was the right one.
Brian grabbed the gloves, put them on Molly's hands and pulled her outside. He pressed a button on
his way out. All of a sudden, the dark yard which previously had only one single light was now lit up
even the snow began to sparkle under the illuminating colored lights.
Standing in the yard, Molly, dressed in a thick coat which was keeping her warm and comfortable,
looked around curiously and then looked at Brian who was still dressed in the suit with a frown as if to
ask what he was up to.
"Aren't you happy? I remember the last time we made snowmen together you seemed pretty happy.
Let's do it again and enjoy these moments!" Brian talked down to her almost like he was a king who
was rewarding his servant. But in contrary, his expression indicated his embarrassment.
Molly opened her month and looked at Brian almost like he spoke in a foreign language. Just to confirm
what she just heard, she pointed at Brian, herself and then the snow. It seemed like she actually
wanted to ask,"You want to make snowmen with me?"
"It's simple really, do you want or not? It's late now and you just had fever. You can't stay outside for too
long, it will worsen your condition," replied Brian blatantly.
With a wave of emotion sweeping across her heart, Molly's nose twitched and her eyes misted with
tears yet again.
Brian grew agitated and angry seeing Molly's eyes full of tears yet again. He walked up to her, wiped
her tears away and said,"Okay, okay. There's no rush. You can play as long as you want. Just please
stop crying," he consoled her in a deep voice.
Looking at Brian's strong profile, Molly's heart fluttered for a moment. A realization hit her like a strong
gush of wave; she now had to remember and cherish every minute now on like it was the last moment
they were together. Molly took a deep breath and smiled. She grabbed Brian's arm with charisma and
ran towards the biggest pile of snow she could spot.
The colored bulbs twinkled under the dark sky making the entire scene appear so romantic. There was
no room for depression on such a beautiful snowy night. Molly was making a snowman while Brian
stood still, watching her engrossed with it. She came to him with an angry face like a child as she
pointed at the snow as if she was saying,"You said you would make a snowman with me, not watch me
make it!"
Brian turned his head around. He had already tried his best, standing there with her. What more could
he, the boss of XK Intelligence Agency, be asked for? He was so powerful that he could determine
many people's fate. Something trivial like making snowmen was definitely not what he would like to
spend his spare time doing.
Molly gave a stink eye to the arrogant egotistical man, put her hands on her hips like a queen who was
demanding Brian to help her. If he didn't come forward, Molly wouldn't budge either.
They stood facing each other, almost like a duel of egos where neither of them were willing to back
down, in the yard covered with snow. Molly knew she had to leave soon, so she wanted to leave with
happy memory of them making snowmen together just for her sake. But evidently Brian was not
thinking in the same line.
Molly dropped her head as she was lost in thoughts. And then suddenly an idea occurred to her as the
icy wind swept through the yard and chilled her down to the bone. She decided to play a trick, and
began pretending to cough and immediately Brian turned his head to look at her. But the fake coughs
soon began to hurt her throat which was still sore and recovering. Molly frowned because of the
pinching pain. The trick backfired as it was supposed to grab Brian's attention, and not hurt Molly.
Brian looked at her coughing and slyly passed a remark,"Well, you asked for it!"
Molly stared at Brian with red eyes. She knew Brian saw through her act of getting sick. Still Brian
didn't move or give any response. Molly bit her lips and then walked back towards the half-built
snowman, giving up her revolting post.
Brian's heart twitched and ached as he saw Molly's receding figure. Within seconds, he pulled himself
together and drew closer as he began to make the snowman's head.
Eric stood by the second floor's window and saw what was happened in the yard. He held a cup of hot
coffee and took a sip of it after asking Tony to find some files for him. The sweetness of the drink didn't
seem to refresh him at all.
Eric frowned as he laid the coffee mug on the table. He looked out of the window again and fixed his
eyes on Molly, following her wherever she went. Under the light outside in the bitter cold, Molly's face
had turned red, but she seem not to care about it at all. Instead Molly was entirely focused on her
snowman and gazed at Brian with her angry expression every now and then. She gave the snowman's
head which Brian made an unsatisfied and displeased look. In that moment, she looked incredibly cute
and adorable.
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