Love Contract

Chapter 271 Everything Was Over

William strode away as if there was something he wanted to prove to himself. He deliberately chose to go on foot to catch up with Mary, leaving the car behind. Content is © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

Meanwhile, Frank was enraged as he gazed at William's retreating back. With his sharp eyes piercing through the latter, he whipped out a gun from his waist. "William Lan! Don't you dare turn your back on me! I won't hesitate to pull this trigger at any moment!" Frank shouted as he aimed the gun at himself.

The latter then stopped in his tracks, utterly stunned at the sudden threat. He turned around, and with nonchalant eyes, he stared at Frank silently.

"William..." Frank whispered as his hand firmly gripped the weapon.

However, William merely looked straight in his eyes and said, "Is there anything else you can do aside from threatening me? I have only tolerated you all these years because of your sister. If you keep doing this, it will only dissipate my left-over gratitude for her."

"I don't believe you! I always know how much you love her." "It is because of my love for her that I have tolerated you while also hurting myself in the process." William started to walk briskly towards him, "I loved her with all my heart, but it has been so long since she passed away. It's Mary whom I love now! When she found the box yesterday because of what you told her, I felt angry and scared! I was afraid that she would abandon me if she learned about what happened in the past!"

After explaining, William suddenly grabbed Frank's hand and pointed the weapon's muzzle to his left shoulder. He said, "You don't have to die in front of me. It should be aimed at me!"

"No... No!" Frightened, Frank struggled to free his hand.

But William held it tightly and placed his thumb on the trigger. "Your sister is different from you. You are yourself, Frank. Now that you've done this, I guess we're both even now. We have nothing to do with each other anymore. Everything is finally over."

Bang!

With those last words, William pulled the trigger without hesitation. Following the blaring sound, blood penetrated his clothes and bullet pierced into his body.

"William!" Frank loosened his grip and widened his eyes. He couldn't believe that William would do such a cruel thing to himself in order to get rid of him! To his surprise, the corners of William's mouth twitched as if he was relieved of a heavy burden. Lowering his shoulders, William turned around and slowly walked forward.

"William..." Frank called him in a low voice, but all he could do was watch him walk away.

Meanwhile, Barry halted the car to a stop in front of his villa.

With him was Mary, who cried all the way back. She was obviously feeling weak as she leaned against the seat with empty eyes.

"Mary. I think you need a rest. Don't think about anything," he suggested before helping her out of the car and inside the villa. Then, after traversing their way upstairs to the bedroom, he comforted, "Everything will be fine after you wake up."

Mary merely nodded at this as she was too tired to even utter a word. She just wanted to have a good sleep in a place where she couldn't see William anymore.

After her back landed on the soft mattress, Barry sat on the edge of the bed and gently gazed at her. When she gradually fell deep into slumber, he quietly stood up, opened the door, and went out.

Click!

As soon as the door was closed, Mary, who should have been sleeping soundly, suddenly opened her eyes and turned around on the bed.

It was not that she did not want to sleep, but as soon as her eyes shut, the memory of William slapping her and seeing the video filled her thoughts. How could she fall asleep when those things roamed vividly in her head?

Meanwhile, Barry took out his mobile phone and made a call right after exiting the bedroom.

"Were all computers fixed? Hmm... Find out who did it. Don't let the video spread online. Alright. Call me for any updates."

After that call, Barry went downstairs and asked Hester to cook some light food.

"Sir..." His housekeeper rushed in and said, "Someone outside the villa said he wanted to see Mary."

Barry nodded and replied, while frowning, "I'll go out and have a look."

When he walked out of the villa, William graced his sight, standing by the gate while evidently catching his breath.

"Where is Mary? I want to see her!" At the sight of Barry, William came forward excitedly, grabbed the iron door, and eagerly asked, "She is here, isn't she? I want to see her!"

Barry glanced at him. It wouldn't be an overstatement to say that he was a mess, but he deserved it. However, Barry noticed something unusual with him.

"Are you injured?" He saw the bleeding wound on his shoulder and asked, "You... What happened?"

"I want to see Mary," William pleaded, ignoring his question.

"Mary doesn't want to see you." With his hands in his pockets, Barry turned his face away and said, "The self-injury trick wouldn't work either."

"It's not a self-injury trick!" William cried out anxiously. "I just want to see Mary. I want to apologize to her!"

"Apologize?" Barry snorted and continued, "If you love her, you won't let her get hurt. You only thought of apologizing after what you did? She doesn't want to see you, William!"

"I promise this will be the last time! Please let me see her!"

The more he pleaded, the colder Barry stared at him. "I don't believe your promise anymore, and neither does Mary! From now on, I will take care of her."

"Barry Gu!" William's voice thundered from outside, as he punched the iron gate. "Don't take advantage of our situation!"

"Take advantage of your situation? How dare you say that?" Barry sneered. Then, cocking his head arrogantly to one side, he retorted, "It was you who pushed Mary away, and that's why she came back to me! Since you can't forget another woman, I suggest you stop playing with Mary's feelings."

"Let me in. I want to see Mary!

Mary! Listen to me. You are the only one I love!" William ignored Barry and instead yelled at the top of his lungs, calling for his wife and hoping she would respond.

"I advise you to leave now. Deal with your own mess first. Letting you in will only ruin Mary even more." After saying that, Barry turned around and walked back.

"Barry Gu! Open the door! Barry Gu!" William continued shouting while banging on the gate. The popping veins on his neck showcased how desperate he was at that moment.

Meanwhile, on the villa's second floor, Mary peeped by the window and saw the emotional William pleading outside the villa.

What did he come here for? She had nothing left to do with him after everything he had done. He was probably here because of the kids.

'That’s right! My children!' Mary thought as her hands tightened on the curtain.

Alick and Elissa were still in Timothy's house.

"Don't open the door for him," Barry ordered the guards before walking back to the yard and calling Lucas.

"Hello?" With a lazy tone, Lucas answered the phone.

"Come here to my house and take away William. He's very persistent in getting inside."

"What?! What do you mean? Does William have a crush on you? Wow! That's some breaking news!" Lucas suddenly jumped up and shouted in evident delight.

But instead of laughing, Barry rubbed his eyebrows and warned, "I don't have time to talk bullshit with you. Just come here and bring your medicine box. If you are late, William will die."

"What's going on? We haven't contacted each other for only a day... Wait for me. I'll be right there!"

"Okay."

Half an hour later, Lucas rushed to Barry's house with a medicine box. When he saw William standing by the gate and looking as if the entire world had fallen on him, Lucas immediately walked

up to him.

"What's wrong with you?" He was evidently startled to see how William miserably looked at that moment. His shoes were broken, his collars were open, and his body was entirely dirty as if he had just come out of a slum. Hearing his voice, William suddenly turned around and grabbed Lucas with a pale face. "Lucas, you came just right in time! Call Mary out for me! She doesn't want to see me! Hurry! Call her!"

Being grabbed in the collar by a very desperate man surely made Lucas utterly dizzy. Judging by his strength, William didn't look like someone who was about to die. "Is Mary here? Didn't she go back with you a long time ago?"

While they were talking, Barry walked out of the villa.

"Barry Gu!" As if going crazy again, William stepped forward and pierced the man with his deadly pair of eyes. "You bastard! Let Mary come out!"

"Who the hell is the bastard between us?" Barry punched William on the face and shouted, "Lucas, pull him away! He is crazy!"

"Okay, okay! Calm down, you two!" As Lucas was advising the two ill-tempered men, he put the medicine box on the ground and rummaged it. Suddenly, he found a syringe. "Ah!" he shouted and rushed to William's back, stabbing the needle into his arm right away.

Feeling the sudden sting, William frowned. Before he could say anything, his tall and sturdy body fell to the ground.

He looked lifeless and beaten down, something that no one would ever associate to a man of his caliber. Gasping for breath, Barry asked in surprise, "What did you give him?"

"The anesthetic. It has the right amount to put a lion to sleep." Lucas squatted down and pulled out the needle from William's arm. He took a closer look at his shoulder and asked in surprise, "Is he injured? ! He has lost so much blood!"

Barry nodded and answered, "Yeah. That's why I asked you to come here with your medicine box.

"What happened?"

"I don't know how he got that wound, but I know something else."

"Then tell me what happened," Lucas asked as he held William up from the pavement. "Let's send him home together. Tell me what happened."

"Okay." Barry nodded and walked over to carry the other half of William's massive body.

Once inside the car, Lucas immediately tended to his wound while listening to Barry explain everything. After hearing how much of an asshole William was, Lucas was utterly furious that he wanted to give him a few more stitches.

"I knew it would be bad! I knew it! Frank is really someone you can't trust! That man will kill William sooner or later! I thought he would let it go after he reconciled with Mary. What a fool! I'm so mad!" "You know Frank's elder sister?"

Lucas nodded and simply answered, "Yeah, but I don't know a lot about her. I just know that William used to be so infatuated with her. He hasn't forgotten her for so many years."

"Infatuated with her? What is Mary to him then?"

"What a bastard!" Lucas shook his head. Then, with furrowed brows, he continued, "I don't know what is on William's mind. I thought he hadn't had a woman for four years!"

"Lucas," Barry called and looked at him from the rearview mirror, "I won't let go of Mary this time.

"You..." Lucas tried to say something, but after seeing how serious Barry sounded and looked, he just pressed his lips into a thin line. He thought for a while and said, "But Mary already has two kids with William."

"I have always regarded Alick and Elissa as my own children. It wouldn't be a problem," Barry said, his eyes were now on the road ahead. Then, he heaved a deep breath and continued, "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have let go of Mary back then."

"William has gone too far. He broke Mary's ear four years ago, and this time he could still slap her. Is he a man or not?" Lucas gritted his teeth and pulled William's ear hard. "And those videos... By the way, do you know who hacked your company's computers?" "I'm guessing it's Frank." Barry frowned slightly and said, "At that time, Mary and William were having a fight. It wouldn't be just a coincidence that the computers were hacked at that perfect timing. Someone obviously did it on purpose."

"That makes sense! Barry, I support your decision. I'll leave Mary to you. She'll be happy with you by her side," Lucas said genuinely, causing a weak smile to creep on Barry's lips.

"William Lan, I'm afraid Mary wouldn't forgive you this time," Lucas whispered, knowing that the former would probably not hear him given his current state.

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