Chapter 426 Two Different Worlds Apart (Part Two) (2/2)
With her hands on her growing belly, Molly sat quietly on a bench by the roadside in Chinatown. With the light from red lanterns, the falling snowflakes created a fairyland atmosphere, just like in
“Who does she think she is? I won’t marry her even if she is the last woman on earth,” said Hiram Rong.
“Marry into a family with tens of billions of assets? How lucky I am! I won’t be so foolish as to break off the engagement. At worst, I can receive money as part of the divorce settlement,” said Rachel Ruan.
Their great-grandfathers made a pact about their engagement a hundred years ago...
own. You'd think it was because she was timid, but her eyes betrayed her. Besides, once she became nervous and thought of refusing, her hands on her belly tightened slightly. That's a manifestation of resistance against the outside world.” Kenneth was impressed and Johnny reminded him, ”Don't forget what I majored in when I was in school.”
”Why didn't you say that earlier?” Kenneth said angrily. He suddenly turned to leave and walked out in search of Molly. Outside, Kenneth looked around for the girl but couldn't see her. The whole street had crowded with people excited to set off firecrackers since it was close to midnight.
Oblivious to the festivities, Molly walked on the busy street quietly, as if she was isolated from the rest of the world then gradually drifting away. The merriment surrounding her had nothing to do with her, and everything except her unborn child had nothing to do with her. Molly was always trying to forget something intentionally.
”That woman is alone!” a voice in the dark said.
”What are you thinking of doing?” someone answered back.
”Hmmm.”
The wretched voices came from a corner of the street, which loomed large in the festive atmosphere. Two shifty-eyed men had been tailing Molly. They watched Molly walk out of Chinatown and turn into a street with bare tree trunks covered in snow. The area was far different from festive Chinatown. Molly inhaled and thought, 'Here is quiet.'
She was unaware that she wasn't completely alone.