Love Contract novel Chapter 286

"What's wrong with you, Barry?" In the dressing room, wearing a heavy and elegant wedding dress, Mary stood up abruptly. Seeing the wound on Barry's face and hearing his words, she felt a little uneasy.

"Mary, you are the most beautiful woman in the world today." Without answering her question, Barry stared blankly at her. With his broad hand, he caressed her face and said sadly as if in a trance, "Mary, we are going to get married today, aren't we?"

"Yes, we are." She nodded and asked again, "What's wrong with you, Barry?"

"I..." He swallowed hard before speaking. "I don't know where to start."

"Then let's talk about it after the ceremony." She forced a smile, but she felt more troubled.

"No, I can't!" Holding Mary's hand, Barry tried to speak, but he found himself stammering. "Mary, I... I can't lie to you!"

"Then tell me. I'm all ears."

A moment of silence hung in the air. Barry opened his mouth several times but no voice seemed to come. It took a while before he finally found his voice. "I have a six-year old son." Boom! Mary felt that his words caused a big explosion in her ears.

Wide-eyed in shock, she grabbed his sleeve and asked, "What did you say? Are you joking?"

"You didn't hear it wrong." He put on a smile, but it was worse than his cries. "I have a son."

"Why..." She clenched her fists so hard that her nails turned white. "Why didn't I know?"

"I just knew it two days ago." With a pained expression on Barry's face, he continued, "For so many years, I didn't even know that I had a son. I can't believe that he turned 6 already!"

Mary's lips quivered and her voice faltered. "He. .. Your son... Who is he? Where is he?"

"Selah's son is mine." Barry closed his eyes. "I just knew it on that rainy day. I asked someone to do an urgent paternity test in the hospital."

He did not need to finish his words. They both knew what the result was.

Dumbfounded, Mary slowly let go of him and took a step back. "You know what will happen if you tell me now."

"I know." He smiled bitterly.

Taking a deep breath, she turned around and sat on the sofa. "Based on your character, you won't abandon the child." "No, of course not." Barry clenched his fists and sighed. "I'll wait for your decision, Mary."

"I quit." Mary lowered her head before speaking again. "You know the reason why I agreed to your proposal, Barry. Even if I said yes that day, I felt guilty. I... I don't love you. It's unfair for you to marry me. You should have your own family based on love."

Barry looked at her without saying a word. The light in his eyes dimmed little by little.

"You and Selah should be together," Mary said with a smile. "I just didn't expect that your son is older than Alick and Elissa."

"I didn't expect it either." Barry laughed with self -mockery.

"Then I'll leave the rest to you." Mary turned her head away. Despite cancelling one of the biggest events in her life, she felt relieved. "Fortunately, we only invited close friends here today."

"Yes." Barry snorted. However, he agreed on what she had said. It was true anyway. "I'll cancel the wedding and make the announcement to them," he said in a dry voice.

Then, he walked out in a daze. At this moment, he knew that there was no future for him and Mary any more. After so many years, they almost got married.

Barry walked out of the door without even looking back. As long as he kept walking, he would let go of his love for Mary.

Looking at herself wearing a white wedding gown, Mary smiled to herself. Even though her wedding day had been cancelled abruptly, she did not expect that she would be so relaxed. She thought that perhaps it was time for her to walk on her own.

Outside the church, a short-haired woman wearing a hat walked forward with a little boy about six years old.

"Mom, aren't we going abroad? Why are we here?" the little boy asked.

"Ray, be a good boy," said Selah. "Mommy is here to see a friend. After that, I will take you to the airport, okay?"

"Mommy, come back soon!"

"Okay." Selah nodded. Looking around, she pointed at a parterre on her left and said, "Ray, wait for me there. I'll be back in five minutes."

"Okay." He nodded and went there obediently.

Looking at Ray's back, Selah lowered her hat and bit her lips. Before leaving, she wanted to take a last look at Barry. Even if she would see him get married, she still wanted to take the chance.

In the dressing room, Elissa leaned against the window and waited for Barry. "Why hasn't Daddy Barry come back yet?" she said impatiently. "Let's wait." Alick straightened the red tie on his suit proudly.

"Alick!" Elissa called her brother suddenly. She pointed outside the window and said, "Look! There's a handsome boy out there!"

"Elissa, be a lady. Would you?" He pouted. He looked at the boy she was pointing and snorted. "Is he as handsome as I am?"

"Alick, you are so vain!" Elissa stuck out her tongue playfully. All of a sudden, she ran towards the boy and said, "I'm going to meet him."

"Don't run away!" Frowning, Alick ran after his sister.

"Be careful, you both!" said Victor. Barry's accident made him very anxious. He was not in the mood to babysit the kids. 'Just let them go! There won't be any danger anyway,' he said to himself.

Elissa ran to the parterre and met Ray. With her eyes blinking playfully, she asked, "Hi there! What's your name?"

Hearing the voice, Ray turned around and saw a little girl who looked like a porcelain doll. He smiled at her and answered, "My name is Ray. How about you, little doll, what's your name?"

"My name is Elissa," she answered in a friendly tone as she looked at her newfound friend. "My name is Alick." Elissa's twin brother had followed her and introduced himself. "I'm Elissa's brother."

"Nice to meet you." Ray smiled at him as well.

"Hi." Alick proceeded to reply like an adult.

Since the three had befriended each other, they decided to play together.