Love Contract
Chapter 269 Misfortunes Never Come Singly (Part One)

"Mary! Mary Lu! I know you're up there! Come down! I need to talk to you!"

It was rush hour in the morning. Standing in front of the GM Building, William Lan used a loud-speaker to let his voice spread.

"Mary! I want to apologize to you for what happened last night! Mary, come downstairs!"

His wild behavior attracted the attention of the employees and passers-by. They whispered and pointed at him, stopping to watch.

"Mr. Lan, Manager Lu really isn't here!" Mary's assistant, Jill, appeared in front of the security guards who were blocking William's way. "Please stop shouting!"

"Ask Mary to come down," shouted William with bloodshot eyes, "or else I'll break into your company!"

"Mr. Lan, I'm telling you it would be useless! Manager Lu is not here at all!"

"Who said that? I know she's upstairs! It's Mary who won't allow me to go up, right? Ask her to come down!" William said, his face contorted with panic. He stared coldly at one of the security guards in front of him and, without warning, kicked him down. "Get out of my way!" he growled.

"Help! Help!"

Mary sat in her office upstairs. There was a faint cry coming from below. She strained her ears, trying to understand the commotion. Her office door swung open, and Jill stood there, panting. She sped towards the desk. "Mr. Lan... Downstairs... The guards... A fight broke out... He's fighting with them!"

"What? He's fighting against our guards?"

Startled, Mary sprang up from her chair and ran downstairs.

When she arrived downstairs, punches were flying between William and the company's security guards.

"Stop it! Please, stop it!" Mary wanted to step forward but couldn't bring herself to get closer to the fight. She stood to the side, shouting. "Stop! All of you! Stop it!"

As soon as he heard her voice, William stopped what he was doing and turned to look at her.

He saw her small figure standing not far away. Mary was wearing slippers, and her face was still a bit swollen. Worry was etched all over her face.

How did he have the heart to slap this cute little woman yesterday?

"Mary..." William called out hoarsely. He stumbled towards Mary, his eyes an unnerving combination of infatuation and regret.

Mary didn't move from her spot. Who did he want to show this expression to?

"Mary!" William stretched out his arms, trying to envelop her into his arms.

Mary turned her head away and stepped back to avoid his embrace.

"I..." William's arms dropped awkwardly to his sides at her cold response. "Mary, I am so sorry... How's your face?"

"What's wrong with my face?" Mary touched her cheek with a resentful smile.

"I'm sorry!" William wanted to grab her hand. "Let me take a look. I was too impulsive yesterday! Does it hurt?"

"No, not at all." William, compared to the mental stress you've brought to me, that slap was practically nothing!' Mary remarked to herself.

"Mary, I was looking for you the whole night..." William said, his heart heavy. "I'm so afraid you'll leave without saying anything. I'm scared to death!"

"Oh, you were looking for me? You're afraid of me leaving?" Mary sneered as she listened to him. "Do you really think I could still believe your words?"

"I really..."

"William, you've always been like this." Mary's gaze was icy. "You hurt me, then try to feed me with sweet apologies. Are you lying to me again?"

"I'm not lying to you." William defended hastily. "I'm serious! I know I blew up at you yesterday... I just didn't expect you to replace that box..."

"Are you that good at hiding things, or am I just stupid?" interrupted Mary. Her nails dug into her palms. "You weren't expecting me to replace that box? Humph! William, if I never found it, were you planning on hiding it from me for the rest of your life? Was that your intention? Huh? Sansa Liang... I guess you can't forget about her. That's fine with me! You can go and live the rest of your life with the memory of her!" n I ii

"You said yesterday that you didn't want to see me anymore. What a coincidence! I don't ever want to see you either!" Mary glared at him. "The next time you act recklessly in front of our company, I'll call the police."

She then turned on her heel. With her back finally to him, the tears that had welled up in her eyes cascaded freely down her cheeks.

"Mary!" William lurched forward and desperately grasped her hand.

"Don't touch me!" Mary pulled away immediately. Her face wet with tears, she glowered at the man. "How dare you come and see me again! You asked me to leave, so I did! What else do you want from me?" "Mary..."

Slap!

Mary's hand met his face with a loud smack. "I humiliated myself. Four years have passed, and I'm still being played by you. William, stop being such a hypocrite. We're over! We are completely over!" "No, I can't accept that! We can't be over! It won't end!" Swallowing his pride and hurt, William pulled Mary into his arms. "Mary, we won't end..."

"Let me go!" Mary struggled in his tight embrace. She cried, "William Lan! Let go of me! Bastard!"

"William Lan!"

Barry came rushing out of his meeting. He was horrified at the scene in front of him. "Let go of Mary!" He swiftly clobbered the side of William's face, the action accompanied by a dull thud. William staggered back from the impact. Barry tugged Mary out from his arms and hid her behind him. "Mary, let's go." He took her hand and turned to leave.

"Don't go!" Standing in front of the two, William looked pitifully at the woman before him. "Mary, if you don't listen to my explanation, I won't let you go."

"Explanation?" Mary snorted. "What could you possibly explain? Do you want to explain why you left in a hurry at the award ceremony simply because Frank called you? Explain that you loved someone else while I was an idiot who had your children and continued to stay with you?'

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