"I said, let's have a try. Let's try to be together." Barry turned his face away from her and said, "We already have a son anyway. We might as well give it a try."
As soon as he finished speaking, Selah immediately covered her mouth in shock. Barry just told Ray that he was his father. Selah was caught off guard and moved by his declaration. Now, he was asking them to be together? Selah couldn't believe it.
It was silent in the corridor. Selah didn't answer his proposal. Barry turned to her and asked, "Why aren't you answering me? Let's give it a try. Don't you want to?"
"I..." Selah's breath hitched. She looked at him and nodded slowly in agreement, trying to reign in her excitement.
'Of course, I want to! I would say yes a thousand times!' Selah screamed in her head.
"Alright." Barry looked down at the plane tickets in his hands and tore them to pieces. "Don't try to escape with my son. I won't allow it."
"Mr... Mr. Gu..." Selah couldn't find the right words to say.
"Call me by my name."
Call his name? Was she allowed to do that?
Although his name had been engraved in her heart for a long time, she suddenly felt timid to call his name.
"Barry," Selah said slowly. "Are you only telling me this because you want to win Ray's trust? What do you mean when you said we would try to be together?"
Barry was irritated by her question. "How dense can you be? I told you I would try to be together with you! Is that so hard to understand? Do I have to spell it out for you?"
"I really can't understand what you meant..." Selah murmured. He had asked her if she wanted to be his woman before. Was he asking her again? She wanted to verify it before agreeing to anything.
"You..."
If it weren't for the look of undisguised confusion in her eyes, Barry would've suspected that she was trying to play games with him. He furrowed his brows and said, "You're Ray's mother and I'm his father, but we aren't husband and wife. Before we can get there, I should be your boyfriend first. Do you understand?"
'He wants me to be his girlfriend? Not his mistress?'
Selah parted her mouth in disbelief. "You... want to be my boyfriend? You want me, I..."
"Yes, I do. Don't forget that you've already agreed to it." With a hand in his pocket, Barry said, "I'm going to the ward to see Ray." Then he turned around and left in a hurry.
Selah was so overjoyed that she almost burst into tears. She had experienced great sorrows and joys in a short amount of time. Her life had been more dramatic than the shows she starred in.
That night, Ray was discharged from the hospital. Selah brought all of their belongings and returned to Barry's villa.
"Ray, it will be your home from now on." Barry got out of the car and stood in front of the villa. When he reached out to help Ray out of the car, Ray flinched away from his touch.
"I can get down myself." Ray jumped out of the car with a cold look on his face. He had never seen such a large and beautiful house before!
Barry stood awkwardly next to Ray and was curious to see how he would react to his new home. He sighed when he saw the blank look on his face. He still had a long way to go!
The housekeepers and servants in the villa were all shocked to see Barry come home with a young boy. When they saw Selah, who had been living with them for some time, they were even more appalled.
"His name is Ray," Barry said to his servants. "He's my son."
"He's..." Everyone gasped.
"This is Selah Shen. You've seen her here before. She's Ray's mother."
"Mother..." Everyone took another deep breath to calm themselves.
Ray stood awkwardly and his cheeks flushed. He wasn't fond of people gaping at him.
"We'll have some dinner first," Barry said. Ray and Selah followed him into the living room. At the dinner table, the family of three sat awkwardly in silence.
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