Love Contract

Chapter 257 Carrying You On My Back (Part One)

"How did it go?" Archer asked as soon as he saw the two women coming out.

"Not bad." Aisha shrugged and answered, "I just got shocking news."

"What's wrong?"

"What news?"

Mary and Aisha's companions asked in unison.

"It turns out that I'm Mary's younger sister," Aisha said with a sad face.

Others stood frozen to the spot. That was it?

Mary smiled and shook her head. "What's wrong with being a younger sister? I'll take care of you from now on."

"You take care of my little nephew and niece." Aisha grinned wickedly and added, "And my brother- in-law, William. That's enough!"

Brother-in-law?

Hearing that, William raised his eyebrows. Yes, it was a good title!

Mary blushed and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Get in the car now."

"Ha ha! Okay!" Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

When William was about to get in the car, Archer stopped him in tracks.

"What are you doing?" William was stunned and confused as to why Archer suddenly stopped him.

Staring at him for a long time, Archer finally laughed heartily and addressed him, "My dear brother- in-law!"

William almost burst into laughter. He glanced at Archer up and down and snorted, "It's too soon for you!"

"I haven't agreed yet!" Aisha walked over and glared at Archer unhappily.

"Well, didn't we make an agreement last time?" Archer followed her pitifully.

"When? I don't remember!"

"Aisha!"

After getting in the car, William saw Mary, who was gazing at Aisha worriedly. "What's wrong?" he asked with concern.

"Hmm?" Mary came back to herself and smiled at him. "Nothing, nothing."

"Mary, are you hiding something from me?" With a puzzled expression on his face, he looked at Aisha as well. "What did she say to you? Or did anything else happen in your father's house?"

"I just feel sorry for her. That's all." With a bitter smile, Mary repeated what her father had told her, only leaving out the part about Aisha's identity.

"It's not your fault," William gently held her hand and comforted her. "Don't worry too much."

"I know."

Few minutes later, several cars sped back to the hotel at once. Tomorrow would be the death anniversary of Mary and Aisha's mother. They had to go back to the hotel to get ready.

When William drove past a forest of Ostmanthus trees, Mary suddenly shouted, "Stop the car! Stop the car!"

"What's wrong?" Without even waiting for her answer, William pulled up at the side of the road.

"These are my Osmanthus trees. I want to go there and have a look." Leaning against the window, she stared at the forest with yearning.

"I'll go with you." After saying that, William took out his phone and called Lucas to tell him that something came up and they should go back to the hotel first.

Meanwhile, Mary opened the door and got out of the car happily, like a cheerful bird.

With one hand in his pocket, William followed and looked at her leisurely. The corners of his mouth curved upwards into a dreamy half-smile.

"This is very close to your home."

"Yes!" Mary nodded, turned around, and asked, "How do you know that?"

"I come here every year to pay homage to your mother. Every year, I pass by this forest," replied William with a smile. "I just didn't expect them to be your Osmanthus trees."

"I sold it before. But Victor bought it back. I — "

"Victor?" William asked with creased eyebrows. "Did Victor buy this land back? Did he give the deed to you?"

"Yes, he did." Mary nodded. She was shocked by his sudden curiosity about Victor's act of kindness.

"Why did he buy it for you particularly?" William curled his lips and pulled Mary close. "You could have told me if you wanted it back. I would've bought it for you right away. Why bother him?"

"He didn't tell me when he bought it." Mary pouted and added, "Besides, why should I tell you what I want? Why can't you take the initiative to do something for me? Why wait for me to tell you?" "No. No. You must have misunderstood what I meant. I want to give my heart to you now." All of a sudden, William clung to her side with a sly smile and whispered, "You just said that I don't take the initiative, so, I'll take the initiative to show my love to you right here, right now."

"What are you doing?" Mary stood frozen in place, wondering what William had meant.

"What do you think? Huh?" William stretched out his hands and grabbed Mary with a cunning smile.

"Ah!" Mary screamed and ran away while laughing. "You rascal!"

"Since you called me that, I will show you what a real rascal is!"

"No! Ha ha!"

The two played in the woods for quite some time. When they decided to go back, the sun had already set and it was starting to get dark.

"I'm so tired from running!" Rubbing her sore calf, Mary groaned as she followed William.

Without looking back, William smirked and teased her, "You just played for a short while, but now you can't even walk?"

"What are you talking about? A short while? You chased me around! I'm so exhausted!"

He suddenly stopped walking, and turned around to look at Mary. He then slowly walked towards her before bending down in front of her. "Come on, I'll carry you on my back."

"Really?" She lowered her head and looked at him adoringly.

"Of course." Patting his shoulder, he beckoned Mary to get on his back.

With a smile, she rushed to William's back right away.

"Ah, so heavy!" William complained jokingly. He then secured Mary's legs with his arms and walked forward.

With her arms around his neck and her face on his shoulder, Mary smiled all the way.

"Are you laughing?" William asked with his head tilted slightly.

"How do you know? Do you have eyes at the back?" Mary raised her head in surprise.

"I guess so!"

"Humph!"

"Tell me, why are you laughing?" William insisted. "Do you feel happy?"

"Yes, I do," replied Mary with a chuckle. "I didn't expect that Mr. William Lan would carry me on his back. I'm so lucky!" "You are the only one whom I will carry on my back. I will do that whenever I want, is that okay?"

Biting her lips, Mary asked again, "How can you be so gentle?"

When William heard her words, he felt overjoyed.

"How could you be so bad before? So fierce?" Mary sighed as she held on to him tighter, and continued, "I didn't expect you to have such a heart."

"Was I very bad before?" William asked with raised eyebrows.

"Very bad and very fierce." Thinking of it, Mary suddenly got angry. She sprang up and gently bit William's earlobe for revenge.

Williams' body trembled as soon as he felt the bite. He deliberately coughed and pretended to be ferocious. "Mary, do you really want me to get angry? Behave yourself!"

"Humph!" Mary blushed. However, she did not want to be looked down on so she stubbornly said, "Why should I? You deserve it."

"Is that so? Then I'll teach you a lesson! Humph! " William secured her safely on his back again. With Mary behind him, he ran as fast as he could.

"Ha ha! Slow down!" He ran all the way to his parked car, and unloaded Mary from his back. They hopped in and William started the engine, but to no avail. "Oh no. The car ran out of gas."

"What?" Mary's mouth hung wide-open. "What should we do?"

"We can't go back to the hotel, and we can't go anywhere." William paused for a moment as he thought about a solution. "Wait. I'll call Lucas to pick us up."

"How about we go to my home?" Mary suggested, but as soon as she said these words, she took it back. "Oh, no, I'm sorry! I forgot that the house is in a mess and there's nothing in there. You will feel uncomfortable..."

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