Love Contract
Chapter 89 You Are Late Again

What William had said reassured Mary, and made her feel moved.

Although he might not even be able to protect himself from his father, what he said made him a good man.

She smiled bitterly. Yes, he was a good man so he said something like that. However, such protection had nothing to do with love. The rain had just stopped and it made the road slightly slippery. William drove slowly and cautiously on the way to the company.

"Can you drive a little faster?" asked Mary anxiously. "Otherwise, we're going to be late again!"

"Safety first. Ahem."

"But," said Mary as she shook her head, "When I was in the Public Relations Department, I've never been late for three years. After becoming the wife of the CEO, I became lazy too." William chuckled. "Well, you know your identity is different. So what if you're late?"

"Easy for you to say! I don't want others to think I'm lazy because I'm in power," said Mary, pretending to be aggrieved, "when in fact I have to listen to someone so..."

"So?"

"So don't deduct my salary for being late this time."

William was speechless.

As expected, there was a traffic jam when they arrived at the downtown area. It was already half past eight when they arrived at the company.

Mary wanted to sneak into the company like a thief. Unfortunately, employees greeted her with smiles along the way.

"Good morning, Mrs. Lan."

"Hello, Mrs. Lan."

"Mary is late again!"

William put his hand in his pocket. He followed Mary slowly.

Ding Dong!

As soon as the elevator reached the 32nd floor, Mary rushed out angrily.

"Good morning, boss!" Jane stood up and greeted her boss.

"Uh." William just nodded and walked into his office. "Mary, you are late again!" Jane grinned.

"Well," said Mary, putting her bag on the desk, "there is a reason."

"Are you really pregnant? Mary, tell me the truth. Don't lie to me!"

"Of course not!" Mary waved her hand dismissively. "Yesterday, we went back to the family house, a villa in the suburbs. It's far away so we arrived late today."

"Oh my God!" Jane covered her mouth in surprise. "Is the boss's family house in R Town?"

R Town, located in the southeast suburb of A City, was the most luxurious villa district in the city. Because of the advantageous position and beautiful environment, the rich and powerful people in the city all lived there.

"I... I don't know, but the car did head southeast." Mary scratched her head and was startled. Had she been to the most expensive place in A City?

"It must be!" Jane asked in surprise, "Is the CEO's house splendid? How many floors are there in the villa? Is there a swimming pool?"

"Well," said Mary, "it looks like an imposing four -story villa, but I was not able to walk around it. It has a garden though."

"Oh my God!" Jane looked forward to it. "Mary, what do you feel about living in the upper class?"

"I am often trembling, feeling like I was walking on thin ice."

"Really?" Jane put on a suspicious look and asked, "Shouldn't you be very happy? You can enjoy yourself. You don't need to worry about anything else."

"That's just the surface." Mary shook her head. "My spirit will be eventually destroyed. It's true that you should marry someone of the same social rank with you. For example, you and Kevin look so sweet, right? By the way, I didn't see Kevin yesterday."

"He..." Jane said unhappily, "he is on a business trip."

"Why is he on a business trip again?"

"He had no choice," Jane answered. "The managers of several important departments all went together this time."

"Is there any important activity recently?" Mary asked in confusion.

"I don't know." Jane shook her head. "It's very mysterious. I asked Kevin but he just said it was confidential."

"I see..."

"How can you not know, Mary?" asked Jane. "Boss didn't tell you anything about this? You should have known it!"

"I don't know." Mary quietly pointed at the CEO's office and added, "He has always been scrupulous in separating public from private interests, you know?"

"Okay." Jane nodded seriously, as if she had understood everything.

"Well, let's get to work." Mary smiled.

She raised her head to look at William's direction, only to see his silhouette.

'If I really married you, I should be happy.' Aunt Amy was a kind woman. His father was strict on the surface but loved his child unconditionally. They both did not abide by the traditional notion of marriage. How lucky was she to have been integrated into such a wealthy family?

Unfortunately, there were not so many 'ifs' in the world.

In the CEO's office, the phone on the desk rang on time. It was time for Kevin to report the work progress.

"Kevin, is there any progress?"

"Boss," Kevin said on the other end of the line, "the preliminary stage of negotiation is successful. We have reached a consensus on the basic problems." "That's good. Ahem. Is there any news about Adam?" asked William.

"Mr. Chen also attended today's meeting," Kevin answered. "There is no problem with the capital for acquiring shares, but he hopes to do it in advance."

With a frown, William knocked on the desk with a pen in his right hand. "His request is a little difficult for us. Don't agree first."

"Yes, sir. Then I'll be fine," said Kevin.

"Okay. Call me again if anything changes."

"Yes, sir."

At about half past ten in the morning, Mary went to the office of the Entertainment Department to send some documents when she saw Victor unexpectedly. "What a coincidence!" Mary said outside the Entertainment Department. "I saw you appear in the company recently. Don't you have work to do?" "Yes," said Victor with a bitter smile. "I'm here today for a big event."

"Hmm? What is it?"

"I may not be able to see you for a while. I'm going to attend an award ceremony, the TV Ceremony," said Victor while looking at Mary. "That's great," said Mary with a smile. "Will you be an award presenter?" "Sort of," continued Victor, "and I am also a winner. Just now, the manager of the Entertainment Department told me that I was nominated as the best actor of the year because of the play 'Past of Republic of China'."

"Really? Really?" Mary gasped at the good news. "Oh my God! That's great! You've really become the best actor! Congratulations! How can you be so calm?" Mary asked loudly.

"Ha ha." Victor smiled. "Thank you for your congratulations."

"Victor, it's time to go!" Jorge stood aside and urged Victor impatiently.

"I'm coming."

"Go ahead. It's time for me to go back to work. I will watch the live broadcast on TV later. Go for it!" Mary said.

"Okay." Victor nodded.

Waving her hand, Mary turned around and left.

'I will give you a big surprise by that time, Mary.'

Victor looked back at her. His expression suddenly turned serious.