Love Began with the First Meeting

Witnessing the scene in front of him, Vincent was suddenly confused, 'Was Cora wrong?'

With several answers running on his head, he suddenly questioned himself. He had always remembered Cora as a proud woman, a woman who was as gratified as a queen. But right now, she was crying so hopelessly, like a beggar, wet, dirty and rotten in the streets. It seemed that she had lost all her dignity. Vincent couldn't help but sigh silently for her. For Vincent, Brian, and the rest of the men in black suits, Cora was wrong. But to Cora... She was just fighting for her love. That was absolutely all right. She couldn't think of anything wrong with what she had done. Then what went wrong all this time? If there was one thing that could be blamed, it should be that she did it at a wrong time or seized a wrong chance.

"Brian, I can't accept it! I can't accept it!" Struggling to straighten up and gathering all her remaining strength, Cora shouted hysterically.

Surprised by her sudden outburst, Brian gradually rose while his eyes were still fixed at the poor woman. Dirt was all over her face, traces of blood were around her lips, and tears were still on her cheeks. Deep inside her heart, she was totally broken, irreplaceably broken. Never had she been so pained and damned like this before. Moreover, she had never anticipated it to be this painful.

"Alright, here is your final chance." Putting his hands on his pockets this time, Brian stated slowly, "I will arrange a game between you and Mol." Though Brian wasn't finished with his sentence yet, Cora's eyes immediately lit up. "The reward will be me. If you can win, I will give you the chance you want!" Giving emphasis to his conditions, he stared at Cora for a few seconds. However, before she could even respond, he turned and walked towards his car. While walking away, he ordered, "Vincent, take care of Miss Ke."

"Yes, Mr. Brian Long." Vincent understood what Brian really meant. With Brian gone, he watched Cora and saw the woman's eyes, which were filled with disbelief and excitement. In his heart, he told himself, 'This woman is too stupid.' With a sway of his hand, he ordered the men to grab hold of her and get her into the car.

After Brian returned to A City from the suburb, it was almost the time when Charlie and Evelyn should be released from school. He thought it would be a nice idea if he could pick the kids up, so he gave Molly a call, telling her that he would do the job today. Then he drove to the kindergarten.

He might not be a good father. However, considering his identity and what he was occupied with every day, it could be said that he had done his best as a father. Every time that he was in A City and as long as he was free, he would pick up the kids. He wouldn't miss the chance for the world. Unfortunately, most of the time, the schedules would clash. He would mostly be busy at the time they were released from school. Hence, he didn't get much chance to take the kids home. He felt guilty at the thought of it, thus he made sure that he would make it up to them every time he was home.

After he parked his car, he went to the entrance of the kindergarten. Just like all other parents did, he stood there and waited patiently. However, the moment he stood there, the other parents set their eyes on him. Unwanted glances, especially from female parents, fell on him.

Then they would chuckle excitedly and start to exchange glances and words pertaining to him. All of them were awed by how good-looking Brian was.

Being the center of the attention, Brian, though, turned a deaf ear to their discussions. Instead, he took a look at his wristwatch. Before he put down his arm, the musical bell rang, indicating the end of the school.

The chattering and restless kids were led out of the school by their teacher, who in turn brought the kids to their parents one by one, to ensure that every child would go to his or her respective parent. This kindergarten where Evelyn and Charlie went was the most expensive in the city, so expensive that normal families wouldn't be able to afford. Surely, the education there was also the best. They would emphasize on safety awareness as well.

Being a gentleman as he was, Brian waited for the parents who were first in the line to pick up their kids. When almost all the children came out, he was bothered because he still didn't see the twins. Moments later, Brian turned agitated. 'Where are they?' he thought. However, he wasn't the only one who didn't see his children. There was another man waiting. He was about forty in age. When he looked at him, the first thing that came to mind was a sphere-the man had a round face and a round stomach. There was not much difference between him and a round ball, except that he was walking on two legs.

The man seemed to turn anxious and started to look around. Then he talked to a man who seemed like his subordinate who was wearing a pair of golden glasses. The man with golden glasses immediately went to the teacher. From afar, Brian noticed that the teacher said something to the man, and the man seemed to be shocked. Then he dashed back to the middle-aged man, reporting to him what he was informed. The middle-aged man seemed to be surprised as well. Both of them walked to the teacher.

"What did you say?" the man yelled. "I sent my son here to receive a better education. How could you let my son be beaten by someone else?" Maybe it was out of his pity for his own kid that he roared in fury, "Whose fucking kid is that? What the fuck! How can my son be bullied? I will make the bastard....." But before he finished venting his anger, he was pulled by the man with golden glasses aside. He glared back but eventually ceased.

Still, at where he was standing, Brian was still wearing an indifferent look. He wasn't eavesdropping intentionally, but vaguely he heard the names of "Evelyn" and "Charlie". His eyebrows shot up as he strode towards the teacher. "I am the father of Charlie and Evelyn." "Oh, they are your children!" The middle-aged man turned his glaring eyes toward Brian and was about to shout to him, but when his eyes, which were literally squeezed into two lines by his fat cheeks, met Brian's eyes, which were as sharp as blades, he found the words stuck in his throat, unable to be uttered out.

The teacher knew Brian. She could still remember Brian bringing the children to school on the first day of school. It just happened that Brian was standing at a blind spot just now. On his point of view, Brian could see the teacher but the teacher on the other side couldn't see him.

"Mr. Long," the teacher said in embarrassment, "Jerome accidentally made Evelyn's food box drop on the floor. Evelyn was angry and they had a quarrel. In the end..." Looking at Brian while explaining what had happened, the teacher could clearly feel Brian's eyes turning cold. Suppressing her shivers, she mustered her courage to continue, "In the end, they had a fight. Jerome pushed Évelyn down. Mr. Long, you should know that Charlie always protects his sister. So..."

The rest of the story didn't need to be told. Brian could imagine that Charlie joined the fight to protect his sister and that Jerome must be badly injured. By the time the teacher came to their rescue, Jerome was crying hard on the ground, face swollen with bruises. Immediately the teacher brought Jerome to the infirmary. The incident had put the teacher in a predicament that she feared she might lose her job. She was well aware that Jerome's father, the middle-aged man by the name of Tyronn Shen, held power in the provincial government. Evelyn was a cute girl and Charlie was equally adorable. Although the teacher didn't personally know who their parents were, a simple guess would lead to the conclusion that their parents must be someone with high status in the society. All the parents of the children in this kindergarten either had money or power.