Love Contract

Chapter 282 The Big News

"It's unexpected that you are willing to sit in the same car with me," said Jazlyn on the driver's seat.

"I had no choice. Do you really think I'd be willing to be with you?" As Lucas spoke, he wiped the rain from William's face. "Archer knew that you were back, so he insisted on coming with me. Perhaps he wanted to see your boss. It's only natural for me pull you out to give them some time alone."

Jazlyn raised her eyebrows in disbelief. She did not seem to believe his words. Or maybe, she did not want to believe it. "Is Mr. Lan okay?"

"I guess he will have to rest for a few days. He's extremely feverish now."

What Lucas had said was true. Jazlyn stared at William's face and she could say that it was pale and unnaturally red. Despite being unconscious, he kept muttering something under his breath.

"He is miserable only because he has done many wrong things," said Jazlyn. NôvelDrama.Org holds text © rights.

"I feel sorry for him whenever I recall what he and Mary have experienced these years." Lucas sighed in pity and continued, "If he wanted to be with Mary in the end, he should have been good to her." Jazlyn did not respond. She just stepped on the gas and drove away under the rain.

In the villa, Mary and Archer were standing in the living room.

She stared at the outside of the villa, wondering how William was doing.

Suddenly, she felt someone's gaze on her so she looked up. She was stunned when she realized that Archer was staring at her.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Mary said awkwardly. "Aisha is resting upstairs. You can go to her later. Please have seat for the meantime. I... I'm mopping the floor!"

"Mary." Archer pulled her to talk in private. He wanted to speak to her seriously.

"What's wrong?" Mary asked as she raised her head.

"Are you okay?" Archer asked. His blue eyes seemed to give off a piercing gaze and that was how Mary knew that Archer was, in fact, dead serious. "Are you still worried about William?"

"No, I'm not."

"You are lying!" He shook his head disapprovingly and he added, "The worry in your eyes says otherwise."

She did not say anything more. "I've known you for several years. I even treated you as the girl of my dreams. Although I've mistaken you for Aisha, I hope you can be happy." He ruffled her hair and continued, "Why do you look so sad anyway? Aren't you going to get married?"

She glared at him and waved his hand away, pretending to be fierce. "I will be your sister-in-law! Show your respect!"

"Does that mean that you agree with me and Aisha being together?" He teased, but a dim light shone in his eyes.

"Of course not! Only she can decide things like that." She blinked her eyes several times before adding, "As long as she is happy, I'm happy."

"Then you should also be happy as well." Archer bent over, hugged Mary, and kissed her on the cheek. "It seems that you can only get this happiness from Barry. About me—"

"Aisha!" Mary shouted all of a sudden. As Archer was speaking, Mary suddenly saw Aisha looking at them at the corner of the stairs on the second floor.

He then turned around and looked at the woman casually with his hands in his pockets.

"Why did you come out? Have you finished resting?" asked Mary.

"Yep." Aisha walked down without any expression on her face and said, "I'm always a light sleeper."

"Why is that?" Archer asked while smiling ambiguously. "Is it because you have been sleeping like this since you were a child?"

Hearing this, the twins were stunned.

Did Archer know something about Aisha?

"What do you mean?" Aisha tilted her head slightly and walked down the stairs in an imposing manner.

Mary looked at the two. Why was the atmosphere between them a little strange?

"You guys talk," Mary said, wanting to escape the scene. "I'm going to change my clothes."

She turned around to leave, but stumbled over the carpet on her feet and lost balance.

"Watch out!" Fortunately, Archer's reflexes were quick and he sprang into action at once. He was able to catch Mary before she fell.

"Thank you, Archer!" Mary thanked him. As soon as she raised her head, she saw a frown appear on Aisha's face.

"What's going on?"

Before she could say anything more, Mary heard the door of the living room open and Barry came in. "You're back!" Mary was delighted to finally have an excuse to move away from Archer. She went

to the door to greet Barry, but frowned when she saw that he was soaking wet. "Where have you been? Why are you wet?"

"It doesn't matter." Barry shook his head and smiled. "Aren't you also wet?"

"Me?" Mary was stunned. All of a sudden, the memory of William running to her and embracing her came to her mind. That lunatic wet her clothes!

"You two! Please go upstairs and change your clothes now. Remember to change them together!" With a playful smile on his face, Archer said those words in a teasing tone.

Barry forced a smile and went upstairs without saying anything.

In the living room, Aisha ignored Archer and walked straight ahead. However, when she passed by him, he stopped her in tracks and said, "Where are we going, Chief Inspector?"

Aisha narrowed her eyes and smiled mischievously. "Stay away from me, Mr. Song."

"No way!" With an evil smile, he whispered in her ear, "Only when we are familiar with each other can we go further! Right? Chief Inspector?"

"Humph!" Aisha glared at him, but said nothing.

On the second floor of the villa, Mary followed Barry forward. As they walked, Mary noticed that something was off about him so she asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"I'm fine," Barry answered while smiling.

"No, there is something unusual with your facial expression," explained Mary. "Didn't you go to the hospital to see the former CEO of the company? Why did you come back so late?"

Barry's eyes darkened. Instead of answering her question, he asked about something else. "Mary, who do you think Alick and Elissa love more, their father or me?"

"I..." Before Mary could respond, Barry answered his question himself.

"I'm sure they like William more," said Barry. He swallowed hard and his Adam's apple rolled up and down. "Our relationship in the past few years can't be compared with blood relationship. They have only known each other for more than a month, yet they can't live without him. Children all like their own fathers, don't they? They should like each other very much. If a kid doesn't know who their father is, they must be very sad, right?"

"What's wrong with you?" Mary asked in bewilderment. "You seem to be sad. Why are you asking about that so suddenly? Did you see some kid without a father?"

Barry gazed at Mary for quite some time. All of a sudden, he embraced her, not caring that they would get wetter. "Mary, are you really going to marry me?"

"Yes, I am. What's wrong?" Mary asked again. Stunned, she asked herself, 'What was wrong with everyone today?'

"Mary," Barry tightened his arms and continued, "let's get married as soon as possible. After three days, it would be a great day for us to get married!"

"Okay." Mary nodded her head thoughtlessly. Since they were going to get married anyway, it would be better if the wedding would be held as soon as possible. That way, she would calm down and not worry about the man named William.

"Then I'll ask someone to prepare it right away." Barry kissed her forehead and added, "Let's hold our wedding in the church where we often went to when we were in college."

"It's up to you."

"Okay." He breathed a sigh of relief. Between Ray and Mary, he still chose the latter.

The next morning, the news of their engagement was released on all the entertainment and economic newspapers in A City. The CEO of GM Universing Studios, Barry Gu, and the scriptwriter of "Be Together", Mary Lu were getting married. It was said that their wedding would be held in three days. The announcement quickly aroused a hot discussion in public, especially on the Internet. Everyone from every field expressed their congratulations.

"The CEO of GM announced their marriage all of a sudden. It seems to be a gun-shot marriage."

"After an ambiguous relationship with Selah Shen, the CEO of GM Universing Studios will marry someone else."

"Mary Lu abandoned the CEO of AJ Group. Her final choice in terms of work and life is GM."

"Look at this!" In the ward, Lucas pointed at the headline of the entertainment newspaper and exclaimed, "These entertainment reporters are really making groundless accusations!"

"If you want to wake up William, you can find another way!" Archer glared at him.

Lucas hurriedly covered his mouth with his hand and took a glance at William, who was still in coma. Seeing that William remained unmoved and undisturbed, he breathed a sigh of relief silently.

"Is everything okay with William?" Victor asked as he stood aside. He had just come back from another city. As one of the shareholders of the AJ Group, it was only natural for him to come and see his boss.

"I don't think he would recover soon. His wound has become inflamed and he stayed too long in the rain that he got a fever." Lucas shook his head and added, "He has to be monitored closely for a few days."

"When Mr. Lan wakes up," said Ena in a weak voice, "the wedding of Mary and Mr. Gu will be finished, right?"

"Ena, smart girl!" Taking the opportunity to pinch Ena's face, Archer looked at Victor provocatively and mused, "Isn't it good though? William wouldn't make a scene at the wedding."

"But Mr. Lan is so pitiful." With a worried look on her face, Ena said, "He and Mary have children already."

"He deserves it." Archer snorted, "What woman can stand their husband messing around with other women?"

Ena suddenly looked at Victor and said firmly, "The person I like... If he did the same, I would be very angry, but if he changes, I will still like him."

"Are you expressing your love in disguise? Are you implying that you'd still love Victor even though he was a playboy four years ago?" Archer did not bother to beat around the bush so he went straight to the point.

"Ahem." Victor coughed unnaturally and said, "You talk. I'm leaving now. Mary asked me to be the best man so I'm going to try on suits."

"How could you be the best man?" Lucas frowned and continued, "Jazlyn said she was going to be the bridesmaid!" "She's taking the place of Aisha," explained Archer. "Since she looks exactly like Mary, to avoid frightening others, she let Jazlyn take her place. As for the best man, you said you did not want to be the man so Mary invited Victor."

"I..." Lucas shrugged and said, "I don't want to be the best man. I will just attend the ceremony. William is still in a coma. If I am the best man, I'm afraid he will beat me up when he wakes up.

With that, everyone fell silent and did not say anything more about the wedding.

At the children's area in another hospital, Selah sat on the sofa restlessly while watching the TV mounted on the wall.

"This morning, all the media outlets are scrambling to report about the upcoming wedding of the CEO of the GM Universing Studios. Next, let's check out this new..."

Suddenly Selah raised her head. Her vision became blurry as tears flooded into her eyes.

'Barry Gu, you know Ray is your son, but you never came to see him again since that day. Instead, you are in a hurry to get married. That's right, Ray is just a trouble for you. He is just my son after all.'

"I wish you a happy wedding, Barry Gu!" whispered Selah.