Love Contract novel Chapter 229

"Mmhmm, yes." Selah confirmed. The question had brought about memories of when she had been so young and naive, and it brought a bitter smile to her face.

"Some say you became famous overnight," Felicia said softly. "However, as far as we are aware, after the release of "Wang Zhaojun", all of the TV shows and movies you had planned to shoot ended up being cancelled. And then you disappeared for a year and a half."

Selah's mind was suddenly bombarded with memories of her past, and it felt rather unreal to her.

Noting the loneliness spreading across Selah's face, Barry couldn't help but think of that one year and a half that had been long enough for her to become a mother.

"I... After I finished shooting the movie," Selah whispered, her eyes empty. "I ended up falling pregnant... I didn't have a choice..."

'So it's true,' thought Barry.

Selah sucked in a wobbly breath trying to choke back her sobs.

Felicia exchanged a brief look with Jaime before tentatively asking, "Can you tell us more? Who the child's father is? You are not married, are you?"

Those questions piqued Barry's curiosity.

"No, I'm not married..." Selah knew that if she wanted to be successful once more in this career, she would have to dig up her past and lay it bear before everyone. For the sake of her son, she could do this!

"And the child's father?"

"I don't know," Selah said with a shake of her head.

Barry was shocked by this revelation.

"Okay. Do you think you can tell us more?" Felicia asked as delicately as she could.

"Hmm... I suppose I could," Selah answered. "When I had started my career in this industry, it had gone so smoothly. After I won the award, I had appointments lining up. Too many to count. My agent at one point had told me that a boss wanted to meet with me. I didn't suspect anything at the time, or know any better, so I went to dinner with him... It was in a private club, and that night..."

"Framed?" Felicia interrupted, her tone one of absolute certainty. She knew such things as these were common in the industry.

"Yes." Selah nodded, her voice filled with pain. "I didn't even know who the man was, let alone what he looked like."

"When did you find out you were pregnant?" asked Jaime.

"My menstruation didn't come the next month. So I made an appointment with the hospital to have a check-up to confirm my suspicions." Her words were simple, but the bitter, angry emotions behind them were not.

After she had her worst fears proven true, she hid away in her apartment for days. She had felt as if she wanted to die. Her nights were plagued with terrible nightmares. So much so that it had been hard for her to find sleep.

She had always believed she could achieve her dreams by her own efforts, but the reality of it was so different. She was just too naive!

"And why didn't you have an abortion?" Felicia asked. "I know how hard of a decision that can be, but gathering from your situation at the time, it would have been the wisest choice."

"When I found out, I was in California. And my agent fled with all of the money..." Selah bit her lower lip. "Besides, the doctor told me that it wouldn't be easy for me to get pregnant again. If I had an abortion it could lead to infertility."

When she finished speaking, silence fell over the small group of people.

"Where is the child now, then?" asked Jaime after a long moment.

"At my cousin's house. She also has a child, so she watches them together. I... I do not want my child to appear in front of the media," Selah stated firmly.

Barry suppressed a sigh. He felt that this little woman in front of him was more pitiful than Mary had been.

"Where were you in California? Do you still remember the club?"

"The club was in Los Angeles."

Barry's eyebrows rose in surprise. They had been in the same city at the same time.

"The club," Selah said slowly, trying hard to recall any details, "had been decorated in an oriental style. My agent had told me that the boss had been working incredibly hard in America for a long time, and that he missed his hometown. It was summer at the time."

A sudden thought came to Barry. "Mr. Gu, our company will provide you with a very special 'gift' tonight. It is a virgin... Please remember to take good care of us in the next movie!"

The memory disappeared as quickly as it had come, but the feeling that there was something important of this didn't leave Barry's mind.

A sharp, shrill ring echoed throughout the room. The sound had all of them jumping. Startled, Barry came back to his senses and looked at his phone.

"Excuse me. I have to take this call. Please, carry on." Barry stood with his phone in his hand and walked out of the office. He looked at the caller ID before answering, "William? What's the matter?"

"Where's Mary? Did you take her?!" William roared on the other end of the line.

"Did I take her? I'm in the company. What nonsense are you talking about?" Barry frowned.

"Truly? You didn't take her?" William asked in obvious disbelief.

"What do I have to gain by lying to you? Have you tried calling Mary?" Barry's tone was rather unfriendly. Was William Lan attempting to show off in some way right now?

"Why would I call you if she had answered her phone?" William snarled furiously. "I've called many times, but she didn't answer!"

At that information, Barry couldn't help but feel a little nervous. "What about the others? Surely they've seen Mary?"

"Mary had already left the set when I called, and no one had any idea of where she went."

"Did..." he started to ask, but had to pause and swallow the lump in his throat. A terrible, unsettling feeling filled Barry's chest. "Could it be like last time...?" Had the people who had kidnapped Alick and Elissa not given up, and had planned to kidnap Mary?

William remained quiet. He was concerned that, that was what had happened as well.

"Where are you now? I'll come right away!" Barry went back to his office quickly.

"The set," William answered.

"Okay."