Love Contract novel Chapter 74

The guard took her to Adam's place. She then took a shower and changed her clothes.

Throughout the whole process, William kept on a straight face while Mary ignored him. The two of them kept silent, as if they were secretly in battle.

The situation lasted until the two of them returned to the beach party and even after their business trip while they were on the plane.

This was the so-called "cold war" right?

Sitting on the plane, Mary curled her lips. Seeing that William behaved as if it didn't bother him at all, Mary also acted unfazed. She then closed her eyes and took a nap. She didn't know how long this cold war would last.

There was a loud humming sound over the sky of Hainan. As the plane passed through the clouds, it whizzed and roared.

Goodbye, Hainan, goodbye, this beautiful city.

Once she had returned to the company, she felt as if it had been a lifetime.

Mary bought two gifts, one for Jane and the other for Kevin. "Wow, Mary, you are so cool!" Jane was so excited to receive a gift from Mary that she almost couldn't help but kiss her.

"Mary, thank you." Kevin received the gift and expressed his gratitude.

"You're welcome," Mary said with a smile.

"Oh, hey!" Jane said abruptly, "Mary, while you were gone, an old man came here and asked if he could see you. He visited multiple times."

"Did he tell you his name?" Mary frowned.

"Well, I heard from Anne at the reception desk that the man claimed to be your father."

Father? Her father! Mary was stunned, hatred surged in through her heart in an instant. Yes, it was hatred! Did he really have to come and see her?

"Was that man really your dad, Mary?" It seemed that Jane didn't notice Mary's disturbed expression. She continued to mutter, "I don't think so. Otherwise, why couldn't he just call you directly rather than coming to the company...?"

"Jane!" Kevin stood aside and patted Jane reproachfully. He pouted and asked her to look in Mary's direction.

She saw Mary's face turned pale. Mary gulped and said while stuttering, "Did he say anything?"

"Well." Jane scratched her head. "No, he didn't. Mary, what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing." Mary patted her on the shoulder and smiled, "Go ahead and continue your work. I'm fine."

She then turned around and went back to her seat.

Kevin and Jane stood aside, blinking at each other.

"What's wrong with Mary?" Jane asked, "Was that man really her father?"

"I don't know." Kevin shrugged.

All morning, Mary was visibly upset. It was as if she was sitting on pins and needles and wasn't sure what to feel.

Father? What was he doing here? Was he here to apologize or just to show off? Well, that didn't matter now. She would do everything she could so that he would never hurt her mother's feelings again.

"Mary, Mary?"

"What? What's wrong?" Mary quickly raised her head.

"Mary, do you have anything on your mind? You seemed to be spacing out just now. Is everything okay?" Jane asked.

"Well... I'm just too tired." Mary forced a smile and asked, "What's up? Anything happened?"

"Well..." Jane pursed her lips and continued, "The receptionist said that the man who wanted to see you is here again. Mary, would you like to go downstairs and see him?"

'Here we go again. As expected, you won't give up, ' Mary thought.

"I... I'll go downstairs and have a look." Mary got up from her chair.

"Mary." Jane looked at the upset look on her face and asked with concern, "Do you want me to go with you?"

"No, it's alright. I can handle myself." She then ran downstairs.

"Where is she going?" As soon as William came out of the bathroom, he saw from the corner of his eye, Mary running to the elevator.

"Someone wants to meet Mary downstairs," Jane replied.

"Who?" William was confused.

"That man said he was the father of Mary."

"Father..." After giving it a quick thought, William remembered Mary's past experience. His eyes grew wide and he rushed to the elevator as well.

Stunned, Jane looked at the two as they chased after the other. "Hmm... Should I follow them?" She tilted her head. "Well... It must be important." She then got up and followed suit.

Mary didn't know what to feel when she arrived at the hall on the first floor. When she saw a glimpse of the man's back in the hall, her heart sunk.

She hadn't seen her father for two years! That was two years!

"Mrs. Lan!" When Anne at the reception desk called her, Mary was brought back to her senses. "Mrs. Lan, this man said..."

"Yes, I can see that, Anne. You can continue on with your work." Mary nodded at her.

"Mary..." As soon as Mary's father, Jay Lu, heard her voice, he hurriedly turned around, as if the feelings he had built-up for so many years were coming back all-at-once.