Love Contract novel Chapter 55

After hanging up the phone, Mary wandered in front of rows of fragrans trees.

Although its foliage wasn't especially beautiful, the fragrance it gave off and the peaceful memories it evoked on Mary were incomparable to any other tree.

By the time Victor arrived, he found Mary standing with her back to him. He saw she gently reached out her left hand to the tree's branch while slowly approaching one of the yellow flowers to take in its intoxicating fragrance.

With his heavy breathing, it was clear that Victor had run his way there. Nonetheless, he couldn't wait to pull out his phone and take a photo of her slim figure under the tree.

With a click, Victor saved the photo and smiled with satisfaction.

''Mary!''

At the sound of his voice calling out her name, Mary looked back at Victor in shock.

"Oh my God! What... Are you really here?" Mary ran over with a surprised smile. "How did you find me?" "I have my methods," Victor answered, smiling back at her.

"Humph," Mary snorted. "Tell me!"

"I just randomly found the location through your cellphone, and then with my personal charm, I inquired about the place with fragrans trees nearby. It was easy to find it." A smirk played at the corners of Victor's mouth.

"You have a good method." Mary smiled and asked, "Is your meeting over?"

"Yes, it is." Victor looked around. "Is this yours? I could smell the fragrance from afar."

"It used to be mine." Mary added, "Then I sold it to save money for my mother's treatment."

"What a pity!" Victor said, pursing his lips. "What if I bought it back for you?"

"Are you kidding me? This land is so expensive now..."

"I'll gladly do it if that's what you want." Victor's eyes bore into Mary's as he added, "I mean it."

Mary was quickly beginning to feel uneasy under his gaze, so she changed the topic. "Now I live in A City. How could I find the time to come here and take care of the land, right?"

Lowering his head, Victor smiled and decided not to insist anymore. "I'll show you around, okay?" Mary suggested.

"Okay, let's go." Victor said, "I'd love to see more of this natural scenery."

Next, the two followed the fragrant path.

"It seems that you've been behaving yourself lately." Mary said with a grin, "I don't see the same amount of juicy news about you anymore."

Victor laughed. Then raising his eyebrows, he asked, "There wasn't much before, was there?"

"There wasn't much?" Mary's mouth twisted when she asked, "Isn't it much to have a new girlfriend every week?"

"I was too young and naive at that time," Victor said with a smile. "Now that I'm more mature, I want to find someone who I can fall in love with and have a serious relationship."

"Well, that's more like it," Mary agreed. Yet afraid that he would get too caught up in this matter, she swiftly changed the subject. "You have no idea how much I used to worry about you. I was scared to death whenever I saw the news, and you were there."

"Can I make it up to you?" With a faint smile, Victor didn't want to push her too hard.

"How?"

"Just tell me what you want," he explained. "Hmm... I have to think it over." Bringing a hand to her chin, Mary thought for a while before she decided, "How about you work part-time today and help me pick some flowers?"

"It will be my great honor."

Mary laughed at his response.

As they got to work, time flew by them while they picked up flowers and had fun playing with the baskets.

Suddenly, Mary asked, "Is your work over for today?"

"Yeah," Victor answered.

"What about tomorrow?"

"There is still a meeting."