Love Contract novel Chapter 328

"Thank you, Mr. Feng, but I'll have to decline your invitation. I'm sorry," Barry said in a cold tone. "Selah is my date tonight. Besides, didn't you come with a beauty?"

"Could we exchange dancing partners?" Mr. Feng was persistent. Even his female companion gave Barry a seductive look.

"I'm sorry, I only want to dance with Selah tonight." Barry grabbed Selah's hand and turned to leave. "Let’s go."

"Okay," Selah nodded meekly and stayed close to Barry. It was a pleasant and unusual feeling for her to be protected.

"Humph!" Mr. Feng snorted behind them.

Barry steered Selah away from him and walked her over to the dance floor. "Dance with me."

"What?"

"Dance with me! Or would you rather dance with Mr. Feng?" Barry reached a hand out to her.

"Of course not!" Selah quickly shook her head and placed her delicate hand into Barry's.

Barry wrapped an arm around Selah's waist, and his touch sent shivers down her spine.

"It's best to stay away from people like him," Barry said. "Artists in my company don't need to sell their bodies in exchange for something. Jamie knows that too. If you encounter a problem like that in the future, just let him know and he'll take care of it for you."

'No need to sell my body?'

Selah's cheerful mood was immediately dampened by Barry's words. She recalled that night years ago when Jerry betrayed her and sent her to a big boss' bed in Los Angeles. Barry was a wonderful man, and she didn't deserve him. After everything she had gone through, she felt filthy and worthless.

"What's wrong?" Barry noticed the change in her mood and asked, "Are you worried about something?"

"No, I'm fine," Selah said. She tried to force a smile on her face to reassure him, but she couldn't look him in the eyes.

"Ah!"

As they were talking, they suddenly heard a woman's blood-curdling scream.

"Mary?" Barry stopped dancing and looked in the direction of the scream. He immediately sensed that something was wrong and rushed over to the sound.

"Mr. Gu..." Selah called out to him but stopped herself.

As she stared at his receding figure, she suddenly felt no need to call him. Out of curiosity, she followed after him.

Selah was huddled with the crowd and craned her neck to see what was going on. She was shocked to see two Maries in the middle of the dance floor. They were dressed the same and looked identical. If she was alone, she would have thought she was dreaming.

The crowd was in a frenzy and discussed amongst themselves with matching looks of shock on their faces.

All of Mary's friends bolted upstairs and left the company's managers to preside over the situation.

Selah's eyes zoomed in on Barry. How could he leave her alone like this?

The situation quickly sorted itself out, because all the attendees were rich and powerful. No matter how curious they were, they wouldn't go out of their way to get to the bottom of it.

Selah wandered around the hall and waited for Barry to come out. If he came out, he would come to her, wouldn't he? Yes, he would!

"Miss Shen, what are you doing all alone?" She suddenly heard Mr. Feng's voice from behind her as she ate some appetizers. She swallowed her food in one gulp, and quickly turned around to face him.

"Hi, Mr. Feng!" Selah greeted politely.

"Why isn't Mr. Gu with you?" Mr. Feng took a step forward with a predatory smile on his face.

Selah instinctively took a step back. She stepped behind the table to separate them and said, "He... He's in the bathroom. He'll be back soon!"

"Is that so?" Mr. Feng didn’t believe a word she said. "How come I saw Mr. Gu go upstairs just now? Did he leave you behind? What a shame!"

"He didn't leave me behind," Selah said in a low voice. She didn't sound convincing even to herself.

"Don't be afraid. I don't bite! I find you so beautiful. Miss Shen, will you grant me a wish?" Mr. Feng held Selah's hand as he spoke and whispered in her ear, "Give me one night with you. I promise I'll get you a leading role!"