Love Contract
Chapter 129 Mother's Death (Part Two)

He couldn't love his friend's wife, not when the person that Mary was in love with was William himself.

'Lucas, you are a coward!' he thought to himself. But he merely took a deep drag on his cigarette, stood up, and packed his things.

In R Town...

It was already evening when they got off the car.

The moment William got out of the car, he suddenly realized something.

He had locked Mary in his room, for one full day and night!

"William, why aren't you coming?" Frank asked curiously.

"Oh, it's nothing," William said, coming to his senses. "You go in first. I need to get something from the car."

"All right." Frank looked at William, confused, before turning and walking hesitantly towards the villa.

William frowned. Frank had become so sensitive. He couldn't let him suffer any more. He didn't dare imagine the consequences if Frank underwent any stimulation. The moment William got back to his car, he called Kevin.

"Sir? What's going on?"

"Go to Kylin International right now. Mary is in the apartment," said William anxiously. "Take her out now and get her some dinner."

Kevin was stunned. "Mary? What's wrong with her?" he asked.

"I locked her in the bedroom," William said, anxious and regretful.

"Oh my God!" Kevin exclaimed. He thought William was being horrible, but he didn't say anything. He valued his job too much. "I'll go there right away!" "Okay. I put the key on the desk in my office. Call me when you come out."

"Okay."

William hung up, feeling guiltier by the minute. He really was crazy.

It was getting dark. In the Kylin International, Mary sat up on the bed. She was ravenously hungry, but had no choice. William had locked her in there.

Did William really want her to die here? The buzzing in her ears didn't stop and the swelling on her face only increased. Mary knew how miserable she looked.

Her eyelids began to twitch. Oh, she had a bad feeling about this!

"Ring! Ring Ring!"

Lucas's phone rang. It was from Dr. Cao.

"Dr. Cao, what's wrong?" Lucas said as he answered the call.

"Dr. Murong, do you know where Mary is?" Dr. Cao asked anxiously.

"She must be at home. Why?" Lucas had barely gotten out the words when something suddenly occurred to him. "Mary's mother..." he said nervously, unable to complete the sentence.

"I don't think she can make it."

Bang!

Lucas's mind blanked out. As a doctor, he was used to seeing death for so many years. But his heart trembled at this news.

"I can't get through to Mary," Dr. Cao said worriedly. "Do you know where she lives? Get in touch with her as soon as possible. I'm afraid her mother won't even be able to see her for the last time if she doesn't come here in time!"

"Find a way to rescue her!" Lucas said, his voice rising. "She must hold on. I will bring Mary to the hospital and meet her mother."

"I know, Dr. Murong, but you have to hurry up!" Dr. Cao said.

Lucas then ran out of the room as he dialed Mary's number.

"The subscriber you dialed is busy now. Please try again later."

"Damn it!" Lucas cursed and called William again.

"The subscriber you dialed is busy now. Please try again later."

Lucas rushed to the parking lot, threw the phone onto the passenger seat, and drove to the Kylin International Community.

"Mary, please be there!" Lucas muttered.

In Kylin International...

Mary stood by the window and looked out, feeling uneasy with every passing minute. It was twenty floors to the ground. If she jumped from here, she would be doomed. But she really wanted to go out. She hadn't contacted anyone for a whole day and felt that something was going to happen.

The neighbors were in a different city, traveling. She was the only one on the whole floor! She was beginning to work herself up when she suddenly saw a familiar car driving into the community.

She took a closer look and found it was someone she knew.

Lucas got off the car in a hurry and slammed the door shut.

"Lucas! Lucas!!" Mary opened the window excitedly and called.

Lucas could vaguely hear someone calling his name from above. He looked up to replace Mary almost hanging out of a window.

"Mary!" Lucas shouted up to her, hands cupped around his mouth, "Come down!"

"I can't!" Mary shouted. "I'm locked up! The key is here!"

"Damn it!" Lucas cursed, frowning. He then shouted, "Throw the key down to me!"

"Okay!" Mary found a bag, put the key in it, and threw the bag down. She shouted to Lucas, "I threw it down! It's in my bag!"

"Okay!" Lucas called back.

Her bag fell from the twentieth floor with a resounding thud in the garden.

Lucas picked up her bag and rushed into the building. He took the elevator to the twentieth floor and ran to the apartment. He opened the door and rushed into the room. "Mary?" he called. "Mary! Where are you?"

"In here!" Mary called back. "In the bedroom! I can't come out! It's locked!"

Lucas ran to the bedroom door and turned the doorknob. He couldn't open it.

He looked around anxiously but couldn't replace anything with which to open the door. "Mary! Get out of the way! I'll kick the door open!"

"Okay." Mary moved away from the door.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Lucas kicked at the door multiple times before it finally fell open.

"Great!" Mary shouted.

"Whew..." Lucas breathed a sigh of relief. But he quickly took Mary's hand and said, "Come with me. We need to go."

"What... What's wrong? Where are we going? Why are you in such a hurry?" she asked nervously.

"You..." Lucas started but stopped, frowning. "We need to go to the hospital," he said.

"Hospital?" Mary said, but it didn't take long for her to realize what happened.

She felt the sky spin and the breath leave her body as she said, "Mom..."

"Mary!" Lucas said, catching her before she fell. "Mary, are you okay?" he asked her.

"Lucas," Mary said faintly, regaining control of herself.

"I'm fine. Take me to the hospital. Please." Lucas sighed and they rushed out of the apartment.

The car sped up and away to the hospital.

The car had barely halted before Mary opened the door and spilled out of the car, staggering upright and trying her best to run inside. "Mom, don't leave me! Please be okay!" she said, a sob catching her chest.

Lucas followed her to the operating room.

They saw Dr. Cao come out, his face grave.

"Dr. Cao!" Mary ran to him at once, tears streaming down her face, and asked, "Where's my mother? She's fine, isn't she?"

"Mary..." Dr. Cao looked at her seriously as he said, "Sorry. We have tried our best."

"No! No!" Mary roared, pushing Dr. Cao away and rushing into the operating room.

Dr. Cao shook his head. He had given Mary's mother three shots in a row, but there was still no turning back. In the end, she hadn't been able to see her beloved daughter. "Mary!" Lucas called to her as he followed her inside.

"Mom!" Mary ran into the operating room just in time to see two nurses covering her mother with a white cloth.

"No!" Mary wailed. She ran to the operating table and pulled the white cloth away from her mother as she cried, "Mom, don't leave me. Don't, don't..."

"Mary, I'm sorry," a gentle voice said. The nurse was looking apologetically at her.

"No, no, please!" Mary sobbed as she held her mother's body. "I know I'm late. Mom, open your eyes again and look at me, just one more look...

I'm sorry, Mom. I'm so sorry!"

She felt her grip on her own mind loosen and go blank. She had fainted before she could realize what was happening.

"Mary!" Lucas shouted and picked her up. He then turned to the nurse beside him and said, "Hurry up and replace a ward for her!" "Okay," the nurse said nervously and hurried out. Lucas rushed outside, a passed out but teary Mary in his arms.

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