Love Began with the First Meeting

Evelyn wasn't happy to have breakfast today; she felt upset whenever she thought about how different Addison and Charlie were. Addison, who was 27 and who still hadn't had a lover, seemed to think of himself as being very young. In contrast, Charlie had fallen in love As she thought about it all, Evelyn bit off some of the bread and chewed slowly but surely. Her gaze focused on Addison in front of her, as if she were imagining that the piece of bread was Addison.

with a girl in his primary school years, and he had been in love with the same girl for more than 10 years. Had they undergone gene mutation?

Seeing the expressions on Evelyn's face, Addison could not help but smile. The smile spread from the corners of his mouth to his eyes. Both he and Charlie pampered their youngest sister, but in different ways. Addison was the eldest, and so acted as a parental figure for Charlie and Evelyn, his younger twins, in place of their parents. In addition, he felt responsible for the twins especially because he was a candidate for the power holder of Dragon Island, while Charlie and Evelyn were members of the Long Family. On the other hand, Charlie pampered his twin sister in a much simpler sense.

"There is a series of new arrivals from 'Only Memory'," Addison said, smearing jam on a piece of bread. "Mommy said that Aunt Ximena has initiated a new series for young adults for your sake."

He had thought that Evelyn would be grateful, but to his disappointment, she rolled her eyes and tilted her head up as though she didn't want to talk to her brother at all. "I'm not interested," she told him.

Addison didn't seem too shocked by his younger sister's cold response. He only took a look at her with a smile, and then he continued to smear jam on his piece of bread. "Are you going to have lunch together with me and then go to Flight Media, or...?" "You're going there too?" Evelyn asked, glancing at him.

"Yeah. I will go and have a look," Addison replied as he set the piece of bread covered in jam down on Evelyn's plate. Then he picked up his napkin and wiped his fingers, all in one swift, elegant manner. "As it happens, I have something to do there." He paused for a bit and then added, "Ezra will also arrive in T City at noon today."

"Why is he coming here? He said he'd be busy working on the assignment you gave him, so he can't come. Isn't that true?" Evelyn turned to him suddenly, her eyes widened. It was hard to tell whether there was surprise or delight in them-perhaps both. Either way, she was so surprised at the piece of news that she seemed to forget that she had been annoyed just moments earlier.

Addison knew instantly what she was thinking, but despite knowing her feelings quite well, he didn't talk about that, for he knew that would only embarrass her. He only answered her question. "That issue has been transferred to T City. In case of anything unexpected, I will go back to Dragon Island with a legal team."

Hearing that, Evelyn could not help but curl her mouth. She had never had a hand in the business of the Long Family. With two capable elder brothers, she didn't need to worry about the company. All she really had to do was enjoy her life. However, the fact that she didn't take part in the operation of the company didn't mean that she knew nothing about it. "Is the problem difficult?" she asked.

"There are only a couple of clowns attempting to make trouble," Addison said in an indifferent tone, as if everything was under control. "It's only that I want to take this opportunity to cultivate Ezra." Then he changed the topic of conversation without further explanation. Ezra Zhou came from a big family in the legal circle. Quite a few members of his family worked as judges and lawyers. Influenced by what he had seen and heard in his family, he had showed great talent in this aspect since his childhood. Besides, he was very interested in legal affairs. As a result, he has become famous through a case even before he had graduated with a bachelor's degree. As a student in his senior year, he had launched his own law firm. Few people who enjoyed success at a young age could continue the momentum smoothly throughout their lives. In fact, most people would not be so lucky. Once they encountered a relatively big challenge, they usually would not be able to endure the pressure and changes in their lives. As a result, they would be more likely to fail than people who met frustrations at a young age.

Although Addison didn't think Ezra would be so fragile, he had to take preventive measures in advance for Evelyn's sake. In order to marry a daughter of the Long Family, a man would not necessarily have vast wealth, great fame or high social status, but he must have the fundamental conditions to make Evelyn happy and to protect her from any harm. That was more important. With such mentality, now he was trying to make Ezra into a tool that would not collapse in case of storms.

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Dragon's party would start at three o'clock in the afternoon. Many players from seven big servers and two new servers would attend the party. Fortunately, as a large-scale media and entertainment company, Flight Media was able to provide a big studio, which occupied a whole floor of a building, as the interaction venue for the game this time.

Many players arrived in T City the day before the party. They, like Elsa and her roommates, took a tour along the coast on their first day there. In the morning of the day of the party, after having a much needed rest, they met and got to know each other in groups at hotels and coffee shops around the city. It wasn't until after lunch that they went back to their hotel rooms to change and prepare for the party.

The male players all decided to dress casually, not paying much attention to their appearance. Some of them, especially those who have graduated from university and are in the workforce would put more thought into their outfit, but even then, they would wear a nice suit and tie at most. However, the female players thought differently. All of them came from well-off families; since the game cost money to play, none of the girls who were there that day came from poor families. Therefore, they all cared about their appearance and how they portrayed themselves in front of others. From their beautiful characters within the game, they wished they could also be as beautiful in real life, and the girls who liked photoshop and mobile filters wished that they could be photoshopped in their real lives as well. Olivia and her roommates were no exception. Everybody wanted to look attractive. Even if they weren't going to be prettier than the others, they didn't want to be disliked or despised. For this reason, everyone wanted to dress up.

"Elsa, the dress Evelyn gave you looks amazing!" Ann could not help but exclaim when Elsa walked out of the bathroom. It was a pure white knee length tee dress with bubble skirt. A slight pink belt was knotted in the shape of a bowknot around the waist. On the hanging ribbon there was a crystal dragonfly. As Elsa walked, the dragonfly seemed to fly.

"Yeah, it looks amazing," Anna said with a nod in agreement with Ann. "It looks simple but pure and elegant. The color matches Elsa quite well. You're pure too. The finishing touch enhances the taste of the dress so that you could wear it to attend a dinner party." While saying that, her gaze fell on the ribbon around Elsa's wrist and the crystal dragonfly on the ribbon. When Elsa walked, it looked like the two dragonflies were chasing each other and playing together. All of a sudden, Anne felt like something was wrong. ☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐