Chapter 822 Dealing With The Aftermath (Part Two) (1/2)
”I'm going too,” Eric said as he sat down lazily next to Smart. ”Brian has to deal with something tomorrow and I have the press conference to attend to. So, we'll go to see Wing together on the day after tomorrow.”
Smart nodded. ”Hmm, that sounds like a good idea.” Looking at the three young ones, she continued, ”Perhaps Wing will get excited and wake up when she sees that all of you are happy and getting along with one another so well.”
With a deep sigh, Shirley said, ”I hope so.”
”Shirley,” Brian held her shoulder and said, ”I'm sure Wing will be fine. She couldn't bear leaving us.”
Molly took Shirley's arm in hers. Her eyes were bright with hope. She agreed with Brian.
The bright moon was covered by a dreamlike fog. Time went on at its usual pace. When the white color of the fish's belly appeared in the east, the new dawn arrived as scheduled. The first rays of the morning sun penetrated through the thick clouds and made the sea sparkle. It was a new day and the beginning of something new.
”Here is the latest news. The power holder will hold a press conference at the Royal Hotel at ten o'clock today, in order to explain the matters concerning the engagement ceremony yesterday... ”
The breaking news was broadcasted by every television station in Dragon Island. The screens in public places like the train stations, malls and shopping centers also displayed the news. Everybody's attention was drawn by the scene on the television.
Two men in a food stall were watching the small television in the shop. One of them said, ”What's the point in trying to explain more about what had happened yesterday? Everybody knows that it was no more than a soap opera in which the power holder tried to take his cousin's woman, right?”
”We should not jump into conclusions,” the other man said, as he put a wonton into his mouth. ”My daughter was one of the staff members responsible for setting up the venue yesterday. She told me that this whole thing was not as simple as it seems.”
”Really? So, what's the truth?”
”I heard that...” the man started to say what he had heard from his daughter.
A girl at the table behind the two men stole a glance at them and grinned. She had a camera around her neck. She drained the soup in her bowl in one sip and