Love Contract
Chapter 198 Marry Me (Part Two)

He did not answer Elissa's questions. His throat was so tight that he couldn't speak. Barry just turned around and left numbly.

When it was time for the late dinner, Mary only found the two kids. Barry was nowhere to be found.

"Elissa, where is Daddy Barry?" asked Mary.

"I don't know," said Elissa, jumping up and down to the table. "I didn't see him, either!"

"Then you can eat with Alick first. I'll go to replace Daddy Barry."

"Okay, Mommy, come down soon!" Alick nodded.

"But Alick, I'm not hungry after eating the burger!" Sitting on the chair, Elissa whispered to her brother.

Alick thought for a moment while holding his chopsticks and said, "In fact, I'm not hungry either."

Mary took off her apron and went upstairs. "Barry? Where are you? It's time for dinner!"

She walked around but she did not see him so she went to the third floor. Seeing the faint light from the study, Mary walked towards it.

Smiling, she called him out. "Barry, it's time for dinner. Stop working now! Are you going to be a workaholic now?"

When she opened the door of the study, Mary smelled a strong smell of smoke.

The study was shrouded in smoke, and the choking smell was everywhere.

"Ahem." Mary waved the smoke away from her face, and saw William's decadent figure with his back to her. She called out uncertainly, "Barry?"

"Hmm?" Barry seemed to have just come back to his senses. When he turned around and saw Mary, he quickly stubbed out the cigarette in his hand. "Why are you here?"

Mary stood at the door of the study and saw the ashtray full of cigarette butts. "It's time to go downstairs for dinner... Why are you smoking so much? What happened?"

Barry stood up and walked towards Mary. Instead of answering her question, he asked weakly, "Did you take Alick and Elissa to see William?"

Mary said in a panic, "No, I didn't. It was William who picked them up from the kindergarten before I did. I had no choice but to fetch the kids from his apartment." "Really?" Barry lowered his eyes at her. He clenched his right hand, and then loosened it after a while as if it suddenly drained him of energy. "Elissa said she saw your wedding photos, and... she addressed William as Dad!"

Mary could not help but take a step back. It was the second time she had seen Barry's eyes like this.

The first time she saw his eyes like this was when Mary's father left her and her sick mother, taking away with him all the money they had.

"Barry, let's break up. If you want to go abroad, I can't go with you, and I don't think I can wait for you for so many years," Mary said to him at that time.

Those heartless words echoed in his ears. Barry's desperate and helpless expression on his face today was exactly the same as many years ago.

Mary's heart ached. "I'm sorry. I didn't know things would turn out like this."

"Mary, marry me."

A scene on the set of "Be Together" had just finished filming. Mary found a place to sit down and rest.

"What's wrong?" Victor walked over and handed her a bottle of water. "It seems that you are not in a good mood today." "Is it that obvious?" said Mary while smiling. "You did a good job today. How did you replace the time to pay attention to me?"

"Can't I just focus on two things at the same time?" Victor said while smiling.

Ena was looking at them from distance, getting sadder and sadder. When she was about to turn around and go back, she accidentally sprained her ankle and knocked off a chair full of props and costumes. Suddenly, the spot where Ena was standing had become a mess.

"Ena, are you okay?" someone shouted.

Victor heard it from a distance. Frowning, he put down the water bottle at once and rushed to her aid. He then pulled Ena's petite body up. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks, Victor." Ena's heart skipped a beat as she looked at Victor shyly.

"You've scratched your arm," said Victor. "How could you be fine? Are you out of your mind?"

"I..." Ena pouted and looked at Victor who was carefully examining her wounds. She was relieved by his gestures. Nevertheless, she said in a low voice, "Do you care about me a little?"

Victor was stunned upon hearing that. He raised his head and let go of her at once. "Someone will apply medicine to you." "Victor," Ena quickly called him out, as he strode away. However, Victor did not even look back.

"What's wrong, Victor?" Mary came over and saw Victor's expression. He was still concerned about Ena but his demeanor was cold. She quickly asked, "How is Ena?"

"She's fine." Victor stopped for a moment to answer Mary's question, but he continued to walk forward after speaking.

Mary looked back and forth between him and Ena. One had a cold face, and the other had red eyes. She sighed helplessly.

"Ena, what happened?" Seeing that Ena was about to cry, Mary hurried to comfort her. "Are you hurt?"

Ena shook her head silently.

"Is it because of Victor?" Mary asked with uncertainty.

Ena just bit her lips and did not utter a word.

"I see." Mary nodded and said after a pause, "Ena, I have to tell you that it's difficult to be in love with Victor."

"Mary, he likes you. Of course you would say so. "At this moment, Ena's tears fell down all of a sudden. "You won't understand my pain." Mary's hands paused. At the very moment, a doctor arrived hurriedly. Stepping aside, Mary turned around and walked out.

Somewhere far from the studio, Victor had casually found a place to smoke.

"I'm here again." Wearing high heels, Mary walked towards him with difficulty and smiled. "The place you chose is really good." "It's dangerous here." With a smile, Victor reached out his hand and pulled her to his side.

"I'm not afraid." Mary shook her head.

"Tell me, what are you doing here?"

"I've come to see our big star use his cigarettes to ease his sorrows and crush on someone."

"I don't know what you are talking about." Victor took a deep drag on his cigarette and then stubbed it.

"You are a master of love. Why don't you understand?" Mary raised her eyebrow. "Honestly, you like Ena, don't you?"

"Mary, you..." Victor opened his mouth and smiled. "I have a crush on you."

"If you meant you had a crush on me, I believe you," Mary said with a sly smile.

"I don't have a chance, do I?" Victor looked into the distance.

With a sigh, Mary suddenly thought of Barry's sudden proposal for marriage that night.

"Mary, marry me. After waiting for four years, I can't wait any longer."

She neither gave a positive nor a negative response. Was she running away?

"We are not meant for each other." Mary came back to her senses. She lowered her head and smiled. "Victor, we are too familiar with each other's weaknesses. We are best friends, and an innocent and lovely girl like Ena is suitable for you."

"Isn't it good to be familiar with each other?" Victor smiled ironically. "Ena knows nothing. If she knows my past, will she still want to be with me?

Underneath my glorious appearance is a dirty body. Those marks will be with me all my life." Clenching his fists, Victor said, "Frank Liang! I hate him whenever I think of him."

Mary wanted to say something, but she did not know how to comfort him.

Behind them, under the cover of the off-road vehicle, Archer heard everything clearly. He squinted his eyes, as if he had heard something important by accident.

Leaving quietly, Archer made a phone call while walking. "Help me investigate the past of Victor Qiao. It would be best if it is about him and Frank Liang. What I want is not something that can be published in any newspaper."

"Yes, sir."

"Frank Liang and William Lan..." Victor glanced at Mary, and asked, "How are they two?"

"Hmm. William said they had stopped dating each other four years ago."

"William Lan," said Victor with a smile, "is really unpredictable. Does he really like you? Don't be fooled by him."

"I don't know." Mary shook her head with uncertainty.

"Four years ago, William came to see me," continued Victor. "He thought I had taken you away. He was holding a large bouquet of champagne roses at that time. When I saw that he couldn't replace you at that time, I felt happy. He deserved it.

But I couldn't replace you either. I suddenly felt sorry for him and realized that the facial expression he had that day was complete desperation. He chose to wait for you here, and I chose to travel around the world. If he really broke up with Frank Liang, would you choose him? After all, Alick and Elissa are his children."

Victor's words made Mary more and more confused. "Why do my children have to be with him? I have suffered so much for so long and he did not do anything. Why do we have to go back to him? Am I really that spineless?"

"Ha ha!" Victor smiled bitterly. "Don't you love William Lan?"

Nobody knew that William had come to the film set. He quietly approached Mary as he wanted to surprise her. However, he stopped when he heard what Victor had said.

He paused and even his breathing slowed down. He wanted to know whether he still had a place in Mary's heart once and for all.

A deafening silence echoed in the air.

Then, William heard Mary's voice as she answered calmly, "Barry has proposed to me for marriage."

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