Love Contract novel Chapter 63

"Thank you, Mary. You are really kind!" Frank made no effort to hide his joy as he grinned from ear to ear.

William carefully laid down the knife and fork, and elegantly wiped his lips with the napkin. Then he glanced at Mary. "You can go to the hotel if you want."

"William, you know I don't like going to that kind of place." Frank frowned. "Or will my presence cause trouble for Mary?"

"No, not at all." Mary waved her hand. "It's no trouble at all... William bought the house, so it's all up to him."

After she was done talking, she heard a cold snort coming from William. But when she looked over, he was wearing the usual stern expression.

On their way back, the road was already full of neon lights and car headlights.

Mary volunteered to sit in the back seat, and no one had any objections.

The two men seated in front were chatting casually. They talked about football, their careers, and they reminisced about the past. It seemed like they didn't mean it, but Mary couldn't jump into their conversation. Mary leaned against the backseat and looked outside the window, watching the silhouettes pass by until she slowly closed her eyes.

When she was just about to fall asleep, her phone abruptly rang.

Mary took out her phone and looked at it.

"I heard that you fell into the water today. Are you doing okay? I was shocked when I found out, but unfortunately I couldn't head back. Remember to get some rest when you can. I'm still shooting the Past of Republic of China, and it's about to come to an end. Don't forget to watch it."

The message from Victor occupied half of the screen. It relieved Mary's boredom and annoyance.

"Everything's fine. Thank you for your concern. Please, take care of yourself too."

Then a new message popped up as soon as she hit send, and it was an MMS. It was a picture of Victor wearing a yellow green military coat, but he held up a silly peace sign with his left hand.

Mary smiled as she held her phone and closed her eyes once more.

William saw everything on the rear view mirror.

Mary "woke up" at the exact moment the car stopped at the underground parking lot, and followed the two people upstairs. "Well, I'm a little tired from the accident today. I'm going to get some rest." Mary couldn't wait to tell them as soon as they entered the house.

"Sure, go ahead." William nodded.

"Rest well, Mary."

"Thank you." Mary nodded, and headed to the room.

"Go take a shower! The bathroom is there."

"No, I'm going to take a shower in your room."

Mary pressed the side of her face against the bedroom door, and listened to the conversation between Frank and William.

"You..." There was a tinge of affection in William's tone of voice. "Fine, go ahead."

'Go to William's room to take a shower...'

Mary grabbed her bag and threw herself onto the bed. She was lost in thought. 'They've taken a bath together, slept together...

Should I wear earplugs tonight? If I hear something, I...'

She could hear the sound of trickling water from the bedroom next door. Marry rolled over to the side of the bed and tucked herself under the covers.

"Ouch! William that hurts!" After a while, Frank's screaming broke the silence in the next room. Mary was so startled that she bolted up from the bed.

All of a sudden, Mary's face turned red, and myriad of thoughts flooded into her mind.

She sprung off the bed, and ran to the east wall as fast as she could, and pressed her ear against the wall.

'Don't blame me for eavesdropping, William. I'm just... I'm really curious!'