Chapter 794 The Celebration Party (Part One) (1/2)

I have more than ten thousands reasons to leave you. However, the only one keeps me from doing that is... the fact that I still love you!

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Eric froze halfway before his lips even touched Molly's. He had remained on that strange position for some while as if he was under a spell and he didn't know what he was doing. 'What am I doing? How can I take advantage of her like this?' he wondered.

Furrowing his eyebrows, he stared at Molly who was still half asleep.

It was then that Molly stirred up a little and suddenly woke up completely. Her eyes widened as she called in surprise, ”Eric!”

A sly smile appeared on Eric's face as he watched Molly's cute reaction. He asked, ”Who else did you think I was?” He looked calm on the surface as he showed no trace of the embarrassment that hit him just minutes ago.

Molly pushed Eric away annoyedly. She was blushing with embarrassment because she had mistaken Eric as Brian. She even forgot to ask him why he was leaning so close to her. ”I... I was...” she tried to explain but ended up stammering. It took her some seconds more before she finally got to ask, ”Er, so, the bidding ceremony has already finished?”

Eric nodded with a smile and then said, ”There will be a celebration party tonight. I come back to check on you...” he paused and stared at Molly, ”...and to ask if you wanna go with me.”

Molly slightly shook her head, ”Sorry, I don't want to go anywhere.”

”So you'll just stay alone here?” he asked.

Molly leaned back lazily at the sofa. She didn't answer Eric's question but asked back with a hint of shyness, ”Will Bri... Will Mr. Poker Face go as well?”

”I don't know,” answered Eric honestly. ”The officials of Sun Island will attend the party. According to the protocol, Brian is supposed to be there. But as you know, he is such a self-willed man. If he doesn't want, he won't be restricted by any etiquette.”

Molly's shoulders drooped with depression. She asked in a gloomy voice, ”Doesn't he feel anxious when he sees me staying with you all the time?”

Eric fell into silence. He knew that she wasn't asking for an answer. She was just unconsciously complaining from the bottom of her heart.

Nobody could understand what was actually going on in Brian's mind.

Eric thought that Brian was intentionally alienating Molly because of Wing's illness and for the sake of Molly's safety. However, there were still some times when he felt that he might be wrong again. It was very likely that his cousin had totally given up on Molly as he did to Becky.