"Thank you, Cathy. You too!" Molly said lightly.
After Cathy had left, Molly didn't leave right away. She remained standing in the corridor and just
watched Cathy walk towards the examination room - the same one that she had just come out of. She
felt bad for her because she somehow knew what it was like to suffer from eye problems and what
more hurtful was that Cathy's condition was worse than hers. She only turned to leave when Cathy
finally stepped into the room, disappearing.
When Cathy entered the examination room, she grinned at Elias and cried in excitement, "You won't
believe what just happened! I met Molly in the corridor!" She was still so hyped up from meeting Molly
and it was obvious. "Really?" Elias asked, seemingly interested, "Did she know who you were?"
"Of course, not," Cathy shook her head and continued, "I don't think Brian's told her about me and I
think I know his concerns. She might blame herself and feel guilty if she ever found out. And Brian
wouldn't want that to happen and of course, I don't too. I think sometimes it's better to keep silent about
things," she said insightfully.
"How do you say so? It's not like you can be 100% sure," Elias retorted. In Elias' point of view, he
couldn't stomach the idea of donating his eyes to someone and not expect at least some gratitude in
return.
Cathy squinted at him and lifted her chin haughtily, "I am sure! I know how much Brian loves Molly. He
wouldn't want her to get hurt or suffer or anything," she said confidently.
As Elias started examining her eyes, he asked in a concerned tone, "Cathy, have you felt some kind of
hatred towards Brian or Molly? Like even just a tiny bit?"
"No, never," she said without hesitation. She smiled again, full of life and excitement. She was
seemingly lost in her own thoughts. After a moment, she spoke in a soft voice, "I've always appreciated
this turn of events. Because Molly needed my eyes, my mom was able to see a doctor. Because she
got well, she was able to take care of my brothers and sisters and they could all go to school now.
Brian's been taking good care of me. I mean, I can't see clearly but at least, I'm not blind. And besides,
I know you've been trying your best so that I can see again. There are so many good people around
me who just wants to help so I truly believe that I'll get to see again. I really believe that one day I'll get
to see the world again as clear as day," her eyes lit up as she spoke.
Elias was astonished by Cathy and what she had just said. He instinctively stopped examining Cathy
as his mind drifted off. He'd always completely submerged himself in whatever medical study he had at
the moment not because he had to but because he wanted to someday be known for his work. But
ever since he had started working for Brian who often asked him to check up on Molly - he gradually
became the opposite of who he was, suddenly he just wanted to help people and cure them.
"To be honest…" Cathy trailed off and her smile faded away, "I really hope Brian and Molly end up
together. I'd really like to be able to go to their wedding and watch them get married," she said wistfully.
"You will, I'm sure of that," Elias said resolutely.
Back then when they were looking for an eye donor for Molly, they didn't have much choice because
they were in a time crunch and Cathy's eyes matched Molly's perfectly. But for Cathy, it took quite a
while before they could find a suitable donor for her, which was why she had amblyopia now. Although
it wasn't completely incurable, it just made the possibility of Cathy's seeing clearly again a bit harder -
almost a miracle.
Elias sighed as he continued to examine her eyes, unsure if he could make Cathy see clearly by that
time.
*
A City Drug Control Center.
Daniel glared furiously at Eric, who was grinning cheekily at him. "What makes you think you can keep
me here?" Daniel thundered.
"Because I want to," Eric spit back.
"Let me out!" Daniel exclaimed hysterically. His face was red and tense in fury.
"Not gonna happen," Eric retorted blankly.
This angered Daniel even more. His cries getting louder and more desperate. "Let me out. Let me talk
to my sister!" He pleaded repeatedly as he struggled to get himself free from the men's custody. He felt
that he had suffered enough in his last experience in this place, he would rather die taking "Cold Heart"
than being tortured and humiliated in this place once more.
Eric squinted at him and grimaced, "You don't need to hurry. There's no rush. But as soon as you quit
those drugs, I'll drag you out of this place myself and send you to Molly." His eyes fell idly on the pen
that was revolving around his finger. Unlike Brian's constantly rigid face, his was cunning, "Daniel, you
should understand that if I can get you out, then I can also send you in. And I can't say for sure that life
in jail would be easier and more comfortable than here. Maybe even worse, who knows?" he lifted up
this head and grimaced at Daniel.
"That's bullshit!" Daniel exclaimed. His anger seemed to blaze out from his eyes and burn up Eric.
"Black Widow will get me out," he refuted.
"Black Widow?" Eric sneered, "Maybe she will if she wasn't so busy with Mayor Gu at the moment.
Maybe you just need to wait here until she comes to rescue you." Then the smile on his face vanished
and it was replaced with a glare. "Daniel, wake up. No one's coming for you. All you should be
concerned about right now is how the hell you're going to drop your drug addiction. Nothing else
matters. There's only two ways this is going to end, Daniel. You either quit or you die," he looked at
Daniel fixedly, his eyes wide and urgent.
Daniel shrank in terror. For him, quitting was just as good as dying. He was outraged and started to
scream, "Let me go! This is none of your business!"
"No, this not, you're right. But at the same time, it is my business, you know why? Because this
concerns Molly and Molly is my business," he sighed. "Daniel, just look at this way. If you don't quit,
Molly will be sad. If your sister is sad, then I'll be sad. And if I'm sad, then I have no choice but to make
you sad too," Eric said.
Daniel was flummoxed at Eric's strange speech. He remained still for some time, unsure how to
respond to him. Eric nodded his head lightly towards the central officer and said, "I'm leaving. Keep him
here."
"Rest assured, sir, we'll do our best to help him with his addiction," the officer gently promised to Eric.
To the officer's eyes, Eric was too rich and powerful to even take the risk of slightly offending him.
Eric's eyes furrowed at his promise, "I don't want you to try and do your best. I want you to do it," he
snapped.
The officer recoiled in fear. "We will do it, we will…" his mind mechanically repeated in terror.
Eric smiled defiantly when he saw the officer's reaction, "Well, then, I should get going. You should go
back to work," he said as he rose from his seat, "I'll visit your director later today. You'll be very pleased
about your performance bonus. Of course, it'll still depend on how well you perform." And then without
another word or even another look at Daniel, Eric left.
The officer's eyes instantly lit up. He bowed his head towards Eric and thanked him repeatedly until he
left.
A small smile played on Eric's lips. He was very satisfied about how much he had done with money. It
was so powerful, you could have control over anything you want as long as you had money. And he felt
that he was lucky to have both power and money so he could order anyone to do anything as he
wished.
Lenny was waiting for him in her car at the gate. Eric walked straight towards her and got in. Just as
Lenny started the car, his phone rang.
It was from Brian. "Is Daniel with you?" he asked shortly.
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