'Isn't she the little girl who went to my company? Isn't she the little girl whom I ran into in the restaurant? It turns out that she is Mary's daughter. How could she be Mary's daughter?! It has been only four years, yet... Mary already has a daughter...'
"William..." Lucas saw that William was in deep pain and disbelief so he called him out. However, William pulled him out all of a sudden.
"Come with me!" With red eyes, William grabbed Lucas by the collar and dragged him out of the hall rudely.
The garden outside the venue was quiet. Nobody was there except for them. William dragged Lucas all the way to a tree, away from the hall.
"Mary... She has children? How... how did that happen?" William asked, his lips were quivering.
"Yes!"
Bang!
As soon as Lucas answered, William's fist swept like wind and hit Lucas in the face.
Meanwhile inside the hall, the atmosphere at the party was stirred up by Elissa. After a while, a young boy sang along with her.
Holding a microphone in his hand, Alick held Elissa's hand in his other hand.
"Let the adults turn into little adults, like children, come to the door with innocence.
A cloud will take you out for a journey. What an incredible happiness..."
"Mommy, I love you!" Alick said sweetly.
Tears streamed down Mary's face, but she was very happy.
What lovely children they were! It was so joyful to watch them grow up.
"Lucas!" Clutching Lucas's collar, William asked him angrily, "Why?! Why did you take her away? How could you lie on my face?! You knew I was looking for her for years!"
"Why were you looking for her?" Lucas sneered and wiped the blood on his mouth.
"Because she is my wife!" William growled. "If you took her away, how could she... How could she have children with someone else?"
After he spoke, his fist landed on Lucas's abdomen hard.
Bang! Bang!
Lucas just grunted and took a few steps back. He clutched his stomach with pain.
"Because of you," Lucas said weakly, "Mary didn't get to see her mother for the last time four years ago. I watched her suffer... So I thought, why don't I just take her away? Why don't I just hide her from you?!"
Stunned, William said nothing.
"You were just in a contractual relationship! I had no choice but take her away from you!" Lucas roared.
"We were not!" shouted William. "You knew we were not!"
"But you kept it hidden from her, didn't you?" Lucas stared at William with wide eyes. "Did you even give her happiness?"
"Whether I did or not, you shouldn't have taken her away from me." William was so furious, the veins on his forehead bulged.
"I like her,"
said Lucas in a calm tone all of a sudden. Hearing that, William was startled. His fists clenched instantly and the atmosphere became more tensed.
"You... What did you just say?"
"I said, I like her! I like Mary!" Lucas roared, "I fell in love with her four years ago! And I did not want her to stay by your side and watch her suffer!"
"Lucas!" With a furious roar, William rushed forward and punched Lucas in the face. "You can't steal your friend's wife! You really surprised me!"
Lucas stood up unsteadily and spat the blood in his mouth. "Wife? You dream too much," he sneered.
As soon as he finished his sentence, William threw a punch but Lucas was able to dodge it. He then punched William when William was caught off guard. In an instant, the two men tussled. Lucas no longer held back.
In the hall, Mary took the two kids' hands and walked down the stage, beaming with happiness.
Standing aside, Barry watched them with a smile. He looked around, but to his surprise, he did not see William. Confused, he sighed.
"Mr. Gu," one of the bodyguards stepped forward and whispered to Barry.
Barry's face changed. He turned around and stormed out.
Mary saw Barry walking out in a hurry. Bewildered, she quickly handed the two children to Jill and chased after Barry.
The two men in the garden were brawling and their faces were bloody. Lucas's spotless white suit was stained with mud and splotches of blood. Also, a few buttons of William's blue suit were missing. He looked extremely miserable.
"Bastard!" William shouted as he punched Lucas in the face.
"You asshole!" Lucas punched William back. "You even hit a woman! What kind of man are you?"
"Bullshit!"
"Ha ha!" Lucas snickered as he grabbed William by the collar. "Have you forgotten? Four years ago, you slapped Mary so hard you damaged her ear!"
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