Love Contract novel Chapter 197

"Where is Elissa?" asked Mary as she touched her son's hair.

"She's still inside."

Mary frowned and looked inside. "Alick, go and ask your sister to come out. Let's go home now.

"Okay!" Alick nodded and ran inside.

"Why don't you go in by yourself?" William walked over slowly. "You haven't been here for so many years. Don't you want to take a look inside?"

Mary bit her lips. She remembered the time when she left this place in hurry with Lucas to go to the hospital. Then, she came back to pack her things up. At that time, she tried her best to escape, without even taking a last look at the place.

"No, thanks." Mary closed her eyes.

William stood behind her and his expression was gloomy and silent. He knew that the apartment would only bring her bad memories.

"Mommy," said Alick as he walked out of the apartment carefully, "Elissa is sleeping." "What?" The corners of Mary's mouth twitched. "How come... How come she's asleep?"

"It's genetic. Just like you, she could fall asleep in two or three minutes." William laughed. "Since you don't want to go in, I'll carry her out."

"Okay, thanks." Mary nodded.

"Don't say that to me," said William with a gloomy face. "Otherwise, you won't go home tonight."

Mary did not answer.

Standing obediently beside his mother, Alick watched William who walked in to get Elissa and asked, "Mommy, did you marry Uncle Lan?"

"Marry..." She was about to speak when she saw the huge photo hanging on the wall through the half open door.

Mary's eyes were fixated on the photograph.

Her heart beating fast, Mary walked to the photo unconsciously while staring at it. It was as if everything else had become blurry and the only thing clear was the photo.

Hanging on the wall was William and Mary's wedding photo. She was wearing a phoenix coronet while William wore a Chinese ancient robe. In the picture, William held her waist while kissing her.

Mary could not tell how she felt now. She could not tell if she was feeling nostalgic or sentimental, or a little bit of both.

Suddenly, William walked out of the bedroom with Elissa in his arms. In Elissa's arms was a soft pillow so she would not wake up easily.

Looking at Mary's blank expression, William turned to look at what she was staring at. When he realized she was gazing at the wedding photo on the wall, he asked, "Are you shocked to see it?"

"Hmm?" William's voice made Mary jump. When she heard him, she returned to her senses at once.

"Nothing has changed here," said William, a bitter smile appeared at the corners of his mouth. "I kept things exactly the way they used to be when you left. I didn't dare move anything.

Mary looked around confused and bewildered. Nothing had changed indeed.

"Did I mistreat you? Smile! I want you to smile at me!"

Snap!

"Mary Lu, you can't step out from now on!"

"No."

Painful memories flashed in Mary's mind. Finally, she shook her head and said, "Let bygones be bygones."

William was about to speak but he suddenly felt that the words at the tip of his tongue disappear abruptly.

William opened his mouth and asked, "Are they all bygones to you, Mary? After I made a mistake once, won't you give me a chance to make it up to you? Isn't it unfair to directly sentence me to death?"

"I'm Barry's... girlfriend."

"But you are the mother of my children."

Upon hearing that, Mary raised her head all of a sudden.

"The relationship between us is far more complicated than you think." William stared at her firmly. "Mary, sometimes we just need to follow our hearts."

Follow our hearts...