Love Contract
Chapter 302 Three Don'ts (P art One)

"William, we should have an agreement," Mary suggested when she saw William walk into the ward.

"An agreement?" William stopped in his tracks with a look of apprehension in his eyes. He asked, "Are you being serious, Mary? What kind of agreement?" Mary avoided his eyes and looked at the other women in the ward for support. The three women nodded in encouragement and urged her to continue.

"Um..." Mary squirmed and waved her hand to dismiss them. "Can you all leave us first?"

"Fighting, Mary!"

"Remember what we told you!"

"Stand your ground, Mary!"

The three of them made sure to remind her before leaving.

"What agreement are you talking about?" William asked as he sat down on the bed.

"Our relationship started with an agreement. It's time we made a new one. It will determine the fate of our relationship," Mary explained in a serious tone.

"Alright, let's hear it," William nodded. It was a reasonable request for him. "What would you like to put in an agreement?"

"I want to re-evaluate our relationship," Mary continued. "I can forgive you, but I think we should have some rules in place. Three don'ts if you will." "Tell me about them," William said with an amused look on his face.

"Urn..." Mary was embarrassed to even have this conversation. She collected herself and said firmly, "We can't kiss, hug, or have sex with one another."

"What? No way!" William almost jumped out of the bed. "You've got to be kidding, Mary! Do you realize what you're asking of me? We can't kiss, hug, or have sex...? I can let the last go since you're pregnant. I makes sense, but I cannot agree with the first two. No way!"

"Then you give me no choice," Mary said, turning her face away from him. "These are my conditions."

"Mary, please..." William closed his eyes with a pained look on his face.

"I don't understand how you can say that you had been looking for me for four years when you hadn't been faithful to me during that time." Mary's eyes darkened. "I can't accept this."

"I don't know why I did that, Mary. I'm sorry." The pain he felt was evident in his voice. "I hit rock bottom during that time. I couldn't replace you anywhere. I thought that doing that might ease the pain for me."

"Since when have you started..." Before Mary finished asking her question, William immediately understood what she meant and answered promptly,

"It started half a year after you disappeared," William said bitterly, recalling the painful memory. "I searched for you everywhere, but I couldn't replace you. Then Andy took her chance..."

"I see," Mary interjected. She didn't want to hear any more details.

"Mary, I'm willing to spend my whole life atoning for my mistakes." William stretched a hand out to graze Mary's cheek.

"Don't touch me!" Mary moved away from his touch. "Remember the three don'ts."

William's hand froze mid-air. "Mary, I think we've talked through everything."

"Yes, we have," Mary nodded. "We've reached an agreement that we have to stick to. Later, I'll draw up a contract for you to sign, Mr. Lan." William was rendered speechless at her coldness. "Great," Mary said merrily. "I didn't expect I would be the one saying that one day." "Didn't you know that I would agree to whatever you requested?" William asked with a doting smile. "I'm at your disposal."

"It's not good enough for me." Mary shook her head. "This agreement is just the beginning."

"When will this agreement end?" William asked quietly, fully giving himself to her.

"Well," Mary finally said after thinking for a while. "The initial contract will last two years."

"Two years? Are you serious? Mary, if you want my life, just take it!" William was livid. "Did those three women give you this crazy idea?" "We discussed this together."

William was upset. "They're only making a fuss. How can you agree to this? Mary, have some consideration for me. I'll go crazy!"

"Did you go crazy when I was in the US for four years?" Mary challenged. "It's either you sign the contract, or it's over for us. I'll let you choose."

"Mary..."

"My decision is final," Mary said firmly. "If you can't do it, that means that you don't have strong feelings for me. I can replace someone else to replace you." "No! Please don't!" William stopped her in a hurry. "When I knew you were going to marry Barry back then, I took my people to your wedding to get you back! I can't bear to see you with someone else! That's how much I love you!

"Stop sweet-talking me!" Mary murmured and blushed heavily. "We have a deal. We'll sign it tomorrow."

"Alright," William answered reluctantly. He had to gain her trust again.

Knock, knock.

At this moment, someone knocked at the door of the ward gently.

"Come in, please," Mary said.

A young man came through the door and greeted Mary in a friendly tone, "Mary!"

"Peter, what brings you here?" Mary smiled.

"I visited the company and Mr. Gu told me that you were sick, so I came to see you." Peter smiled brightly and asked, "Are you doing alright, Mary?"

"I'm fine." Mary shook her head and asked, "How's the company doing?"

"Everything is going as planned," Peter nodded. "Director Zhou, the man we were supposed to meet today, was quite understanding when he found out that you were sick."

William turned his face aside as the two spoke. He was still upset about the agreement. He scrutinized the young man. Peter was handsome, warm, and sweet. 'Damn it! Where did this brat come from? I've never seen him before! Since when was he so close to Mary?

This won't do! I need to keep him away from her!'

"Ahem..." While the two spoke, William covered his mouth and pretended to cough. He decided to feign illness to get rid of him.

"What's wrong?" Mary looked at him nervously, as he had expected. "Why are you coughing again? Is something wrong?" "I... I'm just a little tired." William coughed again.

"Mr. Lan, please go back to your ward and get some rest!" Peter stood up immediately and walked over to escort him out.

William was stunned. He didn't expect this brat would do something like that. He refused to get up, and instead leaned against the side of Mary's bed. "Mary, who is this man?" he asked.

"I'm sorry, I forgot to introduce him. This is Peter. He's my temporary assistant. He just graduated from university, and is currently taking an internship in our company," Mary explained. "He's been working with me for a month now. You were still in a coma when we hired him." "Mr. Lan, it's nice to meet you. I came to see you with Mary before, but you weren't awake at the time," Peter greeted him politely. "Okay," William nodded nonchalantly.

"Take a seat." Mary let Peter sit and continued, "I met Peter many years ago. I didn't know that we would end up working in the same company. What a coincidence!"

"Haha." Peter scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.

"How did you meet each other many years ago?" William asked and looked him over once more.

"I worked at a convenience store four years ago, opposite the bar you often went to," Mary explained. "Peter's family owns that store."

William nodded dismissively. "It rings a bell."

"You remember it? Peter's all grown up! Time flies!" Mary couldn't help but sigh.

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