Love Contract
Chapter 245 Gastrorrhagia (P art Two)

"Okay." William nodded his head in agreement.

As Mary exited the room, William felt his heart ache. It was as if it was being pricked by sharp needles. Although he knew that there was no other meaning as to why Mary wanted to see Barry, William still could not help but feel jealous.

He should be the only man in Mary's heart.

"Ah!" William groaned in frustration. How could he be so unhappy?!

Soon, Mary finished preparing the porridge. She and William now went to the hospital.

After Barry's swift and successful operation, he was transferred to the ward.

As soon as Mary arrived, she immediately spotted Selah. She rushed towards Selah and asked anxiously, "Where is Barry?"

"He is in the ward. I was told that he is expected to fully recover after a few days of rest." Selah then led Mary and William to Barry's ward.

Mary felt distressed upon seeing Barry look so feeble and weak. "The doctor said his condition was the result of his overworking, irregular eating pattern, and overdrinking," explained Selah.

It seemed like Mary was the root cause of everything.

'Barry, I'm sorry.'

"Well, Manager Lu... Since you're already here, I guess I'm free to go."

"Wait a minute." Mary stood up suddenly and said, "Selah, I want to talk with you. Just a few minutes. Would that be okay?"

"Sure," Selah nodded.

The two women walked out of the ward. Meanwhile, William sat beside the bed and mumbled to Barry, "You did it on purpose, didn't you? You made yourself sick on purpose just to gain Mary's sympathy! Selah seems a good woman. She's beautiful and a good actress. What a perfect match you two are! Why do you have to compete with me for my children's mother?"

"Selah, thank you for texting me." Mary stopped walking and added, "Thank you for letting me know."

"It's nothing. I just happened to meet him at the company."

"What a coincidence!" "Yes."

"Do you have a son?" Mary suddenly asked.

"Eh? Yes, I do." Selah nodded. She recalled the night on the set when Ray had an accident. That was the time she accidentally told her her secret. However, she wondered why Mary suddenly asked her about her son.

"I don't know why Barry suddenly decided to make you famous. I don't know why there was so much news about you recently either," Mary said seriously. "I don't think you are the kind of artist who wants to become famous through improper relationship and scandals."

"Of course not!" Selah shook her head quickly.

"Then please stay away from Barry," said Mary. "No matter what purpose you may have, please don't get close to him. He has learned a lesson from me. You already have a child. Don't let him be the father of a child who is not his again."

"I... I won't!" Selah shook her head quickly. "He's just my employer and I am just an employee. That's all! I'm sure I don't mean anything to him! I am just grateful to him for giving me opportunities. I don't like him!"

"That's good then." Mary felt a big relief after hearing her words. "I'll replace a nurse to take care of Barry. Thank you very much tonight."

"You're welcome." Selah smiled awkwardly and said, "Then I'll leave now... I'm going to see my son."

"Okay. Go ahead." Mary nodded and then watched Selah leave.

Mary apologized to Selah in her heart for being so cruel, but she could only protect Barry in this way. She was indeed cruel.

"What if Barry has a crush on her?" William walked out of the ward and stood at the doorway.

"I won't allow it either." Mary clenched her hands and asked William hypothetically, "What if the child's father comes back? I made him sad before. I... I really don't know how to face him," she stammered and her response almost made her burst into tears.

"Mary," said William as he came over and hugged her, "don't blame yourself. If you want to blame anyone, just blame me. It was me who didn't cherish you well. It's my fault it led to this. It's all my fault."

"I just hope that he would be fine," Mary said in a low voice. "He's not taking good care of himself. What should I do?"

"He would be fine. Just give him time."

In the morning, Barry vaguely heard someone whispering in his quiet ward.

"I made this porridge last night. Fortunately it's still warm. Please give this to him when he wakes up."

"Okay, Miss Lu."

"Call me as soon as he wakes up. Please take good care of him."

"Don't worry, Miss Lu."

Was it Mary? 'Mary, is that you?'

Barry tried his best to open his eyes. At first, the only thing he could see was a bright light. It took quite some time for his vision to settle down. Then, he saw a blurry silhouette. Although it was vague, he recognized it instantly. It was Mary. It was Mary!

Mary told the nurse everything the nurse was supposed to do. Then, she turned around to leave.

"Mary," Barry called her in a weak voice.

Surprised, Mary hurriedly fastened her pace away from him, not daring to look back.

"Mary! Mary Lu!" Seeing that she was rushing out, Barry sat up all of a sudden and almost broke the infusion tube.

"What are you doing? Are you out of your mind?" Hearing the commotion behind her, Mary turned around. Her eyes widened in fear as she saw Barry's actions.

"Don't go." With red eyes, Mary walked to his bedside and cried. "You are wrong. It will be better for you if I leave. Don't you understand?"

"I don't understand," Barry answered while enduring the pain.

"Does your wound hurt?" Mary held him carefully.

"Why did you have a sudden gastrorrhagia?" Mary changed the subject.

"I don't know," he answered with a hoarse voice while looking at Mary. To be frank, he was being greedy for the feeling of being with her.

"You have to take good care of yourself. I was almost scared to death last night." Mary helped him lie down and she tucked him in.

"You..."

"Selah brought you here." Mary noticed Barry's passionate eyes, but she averted her gaze, not having the courage to face him. "I came here as soon as she sent me a message."

"Oh. I see."

"But I asked her to leave."

"Why?"

"I..." Mary puckered her lips and continued, "Because she has a child. You can't be with her. You can't get too close to her." Barry rolled his eyes and asked indifferently, "What if I want to be with her?" "Do you have a crush on her?" asked Mary.

"I... I don't like her." Barry shook his head. He only had business with her. That was all.

"Then you shouldn't be with her."

"What if I insist? I can still be with her even if I don't love her."

"I won't allow it! Barry Gu, can you stop torturing yourself for once? You don't like her, and she doesn't like you either! Why should you be together anyway?"

"Because you care."

"What? What did you say?" Mary was stunned. All of a sudden, her anger turned into doubt.

"Since you don't allow me to be with her, I should be with her." Barry looked at Mary with a serious face, but his words were childish as if he was a child playing a game.

At this moment, he seemed like a child who was eager to get attention. Going against Mary was the only thing he could think of.

"Barry..."

"I'm tired." Barry suddenly turned his head away and said, "I want to sleep." "Okay." Mary lowered her eyes and replied, "Then have a good rest. I... I'll come see you again."

With his eyes closed, Barry listened to the sound of Mary's footsteps fading away. Finally, the door was closed with a click and everything returned to silence.

Barry suddenly opened his eyes and turned around to look at the closed door.

Mary really left.

No matter how much he tried, he still could not be indifferent to her. The pain from watching her being embraced by someone else was killing him.

After a while, he felt exhausted. He did not know when but he just fell asleep.

While the doctors and nurses were making rounds in the wards, the nurse waked Barry up. As it turned out, Cooper and Jaime were both there. Seeing that Barry had woken up, they greeted him in a hurry. "Mr. Gu!"

"Mr. Gu!"

"Hi." Barry greeted them back while nodding and asked, "Why are you here?"

"I heard from Selah that you were sick, so I came to see you," Jaime explained. "Are you okay?" "I'm fine." Barry smiled at him reassuringly and added, "It was just a small operation. I'll recover very soon." "That's good." Jaime nodded in relief. "By the way, Selah's son is also in this hospital."

"Oh, really?"

"Yes. He was transferred here recently. I heard that someone intends to donate corneas so he came here right away to wait for the operation," replied Jaime in a matter-of-fact tone.

"That's great then," Barry responded.

"Aren't you going to visit him?"

"Me?" Barry asked with raised eyebrows. "I'm also a patient. Besides, why should I see her son?"

"Okay." With a shrug, Jaime pushed his gold-rimmed glasses and added, "Selah has an appointment this afternoon. I'm leaving now. Take care of yourself, Mr. Gu. There are millions of women in the world. Don't be too stubborn."

Barry said nothing. He just watched him leave expressionlessly.

"Bring me the information about the movie we invested last time," Barry ordered Cooper.

"No, I can't." Cooper shook his head and explained, "Manager Lu told me that you should stop working temporarily during your recovery, Mr. Gu."

"She... Then why are you here?" Barry asked in bewilderment.

"I came here to see how you are doing, Mr. Gu."

"Eh?" Barry rubbed his forehead and looked at the bright sunshine outside. "I'm going out to bask in the sun," he said with a frown.

The nurse immediately found a wheelchair, and helped Barry sit down. Slowly, she wheeled him out.

"Mommy! I want my mommy. I don't want you!"

When they arrived at the corridor, a little boy ran away from the children's ward. His eyes were covered with gauze so he walked blindly on the corridor. As he rushed forward, he cried for his mother. Seeing this, people in the corridor all leaned against the wall to avoid accidentally injuring the child.

"Ray, don't run!" Several nurses chased after him and shouted as they went. "Your mother is waiting for you in the ward! Don't run around!"

"No, you are lying!" The little boy's crying voice was getting closer and closer.

Sitting on the wheelchair, Barry said to the nurse, "Let's move aside too." However, before the wheelchair could even move aside, the child hit the wheelchair and fell onto Barry's arms.

"Ouch!'1

Barry groaned in pain and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. When the boy had fallen onto him, he accidentally pressed Barry's wound. Despite feeling excruciating pain, he was able to catch the boy in his

arms.

"Ray!"

Suddenly, Selah's trembling voice came from the end of the corridor.

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