Love Contract novel Chapter 64

"What took you so long?" Frank asked as soon as William entered the master bedroom.

"It took me a while to find the medicine box." William carried the box as he approached Frank.

A long and horrible wound ran the length of Frank's arm. Dark red blood trickled like ink against his skin.

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Kneeling down, William looked up at Frank. "Stretch out your hand."

Frank sat silently on the bed with his arm stretched out. He couldn't help but smile despite William's reprimands.

"You still haven't told me how you got injured," asked William.

"By accident," said Frank.

"What happened? Did Nancy do this?" Without raising his head, William continued, "You argued with her and got injured. You didn't want to go back to the villa, so you followed me home, right?"

"Yeah." Frank smiled, "William, you are still quite impressive." "Yes, I am." William carefully wrapped the bandage around Frank's arm. The thin strips of gauze soaked up the trickle of blood, staining themselves red only to be covered white with each successive loop of cloth. "Are you still very stiff with her?"

"Yeah."

"You..." Hearing that, William opened his mouth to say something, but sighed instead.

With the last loop of the bandage, William tied the ends together and looked up only to find Frank staring at him intensely.

"William," said Frank, putting his left hand on William's shoulder. "What did you say to Mary in the bedroom just now?"

"Nothing." Without any expression on his face, William put down his hand, slowly stood up and walked away with the medicine box.

Escape! Escape!

Frank stared at the silent William and clenched his fists tightly as pain and unwillingness began to cloud his eyes.

"Is this all there is to our life?" Frank burst, his voice shaking, "Or has the thought of living with me for the rest of your life never even crossed your mind?"

William stopped dead on his tracks and felt his body stiffen, the words ringing in his ears. Frank jolted out of bed and spat out, "Why don't you tell me anything? What do you even think of me! Who am I to you?

Did you accept me just because you pitied me? or was it because of the guilt for my dead sister?

How come you never touched me? You never took the chance.

Have you fallen in love with Mary?"

"How is that even possible?" Almost immediately, William denied Frank's 'false accusations'.

"William..." Frank reached out and grabbed the hem of William's clothes, his face downcast.

"Don't act like a child!" But William interrupted harshly.

"Child? What do you mean?" Staring at his back, Frank loosened his grip and sneered in disbelief, "Do you think that what I did was just child's play ?"

"Mary is next door. I don't want her to hear anything."

"Really! That's what concerns you?" Frank bit his lips, tears welled up in his eyes. "Since she knows everything, so what if she heard? What on earth are you afraid of, William? What's holding you back?"

"Frank..." William turned around abruptly, the pained look in his eyes turning into shock and disbelief. He didn't expect that Frank would cry. He cried just like his sister.

"I really hate seeing you cry." William paused for a moment, then placed his hands on Frank's cheeks as he wiped away the tears.