Love Contract
Chapter 175 Where Is Your Dad (Part Two)

"I told you -

"Mary," William interrupted her, "I know you don't want to see me nor do you want me to meet my children. However, they are my flesh and blood. Since I know everything now, how can I just sit back and watch? Let me stay with them, Mary."

"Uncle, can you be my patient?" After a while, Elissa got bored of playing alone. She wanted to play with someone else so she turned to William. She tugged on William's sleeve and said in a spoiled tone, "I know how to make an injection!"

"Okay." William turned around and smiled at her. He ruffled her hair and nodded at her.

"Uncle, give me your hand."

"Here you go."

"This is a cotton swab. Wipe it."

The big one and the small one started to play as if there was no one else around. Mary looked at them with mixed feelings. Her heart was filled with complicated feelings that she could not decipher. After a long time, a nurse came in and announced, "The kid in Ward 303 has woken up. Are you his parents?"

Mary nodded at her and rushed out excitedly.

"Alick is awake!" William got up quickly and picked Elissa up. "Elissa, your brother is awake! Let's go see him together, okay?"

"Okay."

"Alick!" Mary rushed into the ward. When she got inside, several doctors surrounded Alick, examining him.

As soon as he heard his mother's voice, tears streamed down his usually serious face. "Mommy," he called in a low voice.

"Good boy, Alick," said Mary. She ran to the bedside and carefully held him while avoiding the wound on his head. "Doctor, how is he doing?" asked Mary to the doctor nearest her. "He's all right. He can leave the hospital once the wound on his head recovers."

"Thank you, doctor."

"You're welcome." The doctors left the ward after examining Alick one after another.

"Alick!" called Elissa timidly.

Alick looked up, only to see William holding Elissa in his arms. The two of them made an eye contact. "Who are you?" asked Alick after a long time, with a frown.

"I am..."

"He is the uncle who saved you!" Mary answered in a hurry, avoiding everyone's gaze. She continued, "You wouldn't have woken up if it weren't because of him." "Thank you, Uncle." Alick thanked William politely. It was the first time they had seen each other but Alick felt that the person in front of him was familiar. "Don't... You're welcome." William sighed and shook his head bitterly.

"Alick, do you still have a headache?" Elissa asked worriedly.

"My head doesn't hurt anymore." Alick shook his head slightly. "Are you okay, Elissa?"

"I'm fine, Alick," Elissa answered curtly.

Watching the two children talking to each other, William could only put up with it. He was sure he would only be satisfied if one day, they called him "Daddy".

Mary took care of the kids alone and did not speak to William throughout the night. She seemed to be strong and energetic, but she fell asleep in the middle of the night.

Afraid that she could not sleep well, William carefully carried her to the bed next to Alick's and covered her with a quilt. Meanwhile, Elissa slept peacefully in her arms. Seeing that Elissa was fast asleep, he kissed her on the cheek.

As he kissed his daughter on the cheek, William felt Mary's breath on his face. He gazed at Mary for a moment before kissing her on the forehead.

William stood up to check if Alick was alright, only to see that Alick was staring at him with scrutinizing eyes.

William felt embarrassed as if he was a thief caught in the act. In a low voice, he asked, "You... Why are you still up?"

"Do you like my mommy?" asked Alick straightforwardly. "You just kissed her."

William touched his nose in embarrassment. He then sat down on the edge of the bed and answered, "Yes, I have a crush on her."

"You can like her, but you can't marry her," said Alick seriously.

"Why not?"

"Because Daddy Barry also likes Mommy. I want him to marry Mommy, not you."

William's face darkened and he grumbled, "No way. Only I can marry her." "Why?'1

"Because," William paused for a moment to search for words, and then continued, "because I like her the most."

"No, you don't." Alick frowned. His frown was surprisingly similar to William's. "Uncle, I've met you before."

"You've met me before? How... when?" William was overjoyed by this and asked quickly, "Where did you see me?"

Perhaps it was because Mary had kept his photos in the past four years, or because she watched news about him all the time, or because she had mentioned him to her two babies?

Did it mean that Mary still liked him? William could not help but wonder all the possibilities. His facial expression brightened with happiness.

"I saw you on the newspaper and on the computer," said Alick, looking at him confusingly. He did not understand why this uncle suddenly became very happy. "I often see you holding other women."

"Eh?"

"You were holding them and smiling happily." Alick asked, "Do you also like them? Daddy Barry said that a boy can only be good to one girl. You don't like Mommy the most." William was taken aback and he had no idea how to defend himself.

"Daddy Barry only likes Mommy. Even if my sister likes Daddy Lucas the most, I like Daddy Barry the most."

William's mind went blank.

His face turned pale. He did not expect that a child would know that much. It was too shameful to face him now.

"I..." It took a while for William to organize his thoughts. Finally, he said, "That's not true. I... I like your mommy the most. The other women are just..."

"You are lying, Uncle. You blushed."

William touched his face and stared at the boy who was like a mini version of himself. He thought that his genes were so powerful and the thought made him happy for a moment. No wonder that Alick was his son. His eyes and mind were sharp, just like William's.

"Since your Daddy Barry is such a nice man, why hasn't he married your mommy yet?" William changed the topic, as he was unable to keep up with Alick's cleverness.

"I don't know."

"Then," with a low voice, he asked, "did your mommy tell you where your dad is?" "Our dad? He went to a place far away. Maybe he went to the moon to plant trees." Alick answered very seriously, "Mommy doesn't like us asking about Dad."

The expression on William's face froze. His heart ached so he sighed silently. An idea occurred to him. "Don't you want to know who and where your dad is?"

"Isn't Dad the same as our daddies? Daddy Barry is our dad!"

"How can they be the same? You are wrong!" William became emotional. "Dad is a dad. You can only have one dad!"

"Then, if Daddy Barry married Mommy, he would be our dad." Alick yawned as he spoke. He felt sleepy talking to William.

Although William wanted to correct his definition of "Dad" and "Daddy", he let it go. Seeing that Alick was already tired, he said hurriedly, "Alick, go to sleep. Only this way can you recover as soon as possible and make your mother happy."

"Okay," Alick answered as if he was in a daze. He fell asleep not shortly after.

Seeing that Alick was fast asleep, William pulled the quilt for him and kissed Alick on the cheek gently.

'Well, that's more than enough. I've kissed my wife and children good night.' William smiled. Early the next morning, Hester came to the hospital with breakfast. She was about to enter the ward when she saw William, who was about to go out of the room.

Hester was stunned as she looked at the man with a face slightly similar to Alick's. "Excuse me, sir. Who are you?"

"Hester?" Mary heard her voice so she went outside the room.

"Madam," Hester smiled and said, "I thought I went to a wrong ward!"

"No, not at all." Mary shook her head and asked, "Why are you here?"

"Yesterday, Mr. Gu asked me to prepare porridge as today's breakfast. Are the two kids already up"

"Not yet." Mary answered, "Hester, come in first.

"Okay. Sure." Hester passed by William and entered the ward.

Mr. Gu? Barry Gu?

William stood aside. He had already planned to buy breakfast for them but Barry once again took the lead.

Ring! Ring!

All of a sudden, William's phone rang. "Hello?" William picked up the phone immediately.

"Boss, the video conference at seven o'clock is about to start. When will you arrive?"

William checked the time on his watch and frowned. "I'll be right there."

"Okay, boss."

After hanging up the phone, William walked into the ward and said, "Mary, I need to go to the company now. I'll ask someone to help you here."

"No, thanks." Mary put on a mannerly smile and continued, "Thank you for your help last night. Barry has arranged everything. I don't need to bother you anymore."

"Mary," said William, as he walked to her side and looked at her intently, "I won't let my son and daughter grow up without their dad. As the mother of my children, I won't let you go either." "You... What do you mean?" asked Mary, feeling a little panicky.

"I will make you come back to me,"

said William with a determined smile. He then turned around and left right away after speaking. Stunned, Mary stood frozen as she watched him leave.

In the hot afternoon, a Rolls-Royce stopped at the entrance of the hospital.

The bodyguards opened the car door, and a couple walked out of the car. Obviously, the couple was rich and noble. Although they had grey hair, they were still hale and hearty.

The man was William's father, and the woman was his wife.

"I just flew back from the United States and you asked me to come to the hospital immediately," Timothy complained. "You are getting more and more verbose."

"It's for your own good," said Amy, holding his arm. "You are getting older. Of course, you need to come to the hospital to check your body from time to time. Besides, you said you had a headache yesterday. Have you forgotten?"

"That's not a big deal."

"We're already at the hospital. Why are you still refusing to do the examination? There won't be any loss for you."

"Ah, Mr. Lan has arrived!"

"How are you, Mr. Lan?"

As soon as the couple entered the hospital, the director and the dean came out to welcome them. Several people walked in and exchanged greetings. Meanwhile, Alick did not like to stay in the ward all the time, so he asked Hester to wheel him out to the garden to bask in the sun.

However, Elissa turned out to be more excited than her brother. Before even gaining the permission from Mary, she ran out excitedly.

"Aunt Hester, let's hurry up and catch up with my sister, shall we?" Sitting on a wheelchair, Alick could not hold back his desire to play outdoors either.

Elissa was so curious why there were a bunch of people gathered in the hall. She joined the crowd and jumped behind them to see the group of people in the center.

"Elissa, watch out!"

Alick followed closely behind. When he saw Elissa running around aimlessly, he could not help but cry out loud.

Timothy heard a boy's shout and looked into the direction of the sound. When he saw the little boy sitting on a wheelchair in front of him, Timothy's eyes widened all of a sudden. "Um?" Amy saw the little boy as well. With her lips trembling, she whispered, "William... How could he look like William? How could they look exactly same?"