Love Contract

Chapter 68 Luxury Hotel

As soon as the two of them got off the plane in Sanya City, they felt the unique tropical atmosphere of Hainan Island.

There were already people waiting for them at the airport—well-trained men dressed in all black. 'I love being rich, ' Mary thought to herself.

Along the way, she spotted a spectacle—a crowd was watching the tide. Needless to say, she was hyped up. "Can I go out tonight? I want to check out the seaside."

"Have you finished reading the document?" William glanced at her.

"Do I really need to do that today?" Mary whined.

"You can go out tonight."

"Really?" Mary's eyes lit up.

"But you should go out with me."

A shadow immediately cast over Mary's face. She faltered, "I think I'm still tired from the flight. I think I have to rest tonight. I'm so exhausted."

"This is an order." 'An order again!' she scoffed inwardly. She bit her lips in frustration. All it took was for him to declare something was an order to get her to do something. Wasn't he getting tired of this?

"Looks like you aren't willing to do this." William raised his head.

"No, no," Mary replied perfunctorily. 'Why should I go out with you? Will I gain anything from it?' she thought. The look on his face was unfathomable but his charm worked like a spell on women. She

was trapped. She couldn't protest, object, or even be jealous. What was she supposed to do?

The unhappiness on her face was undeniable which made William feel helpless. He didn't know much about women but all the other women he'd met before seemed to be happy to go out with him.

'But Mary, you don't really want to be with me. Do you still hate me? Or have you truly fallen in love with Victor already?'

Just the mere thought of this made him go crazy. How could Mary be in love with him?

"No, you can't!"

"What? Can't do what?" Mary asked, visibly at a loss. Her initial excitement had faded away.

"Nothing," William said in a huff.

"Mr. Lan and Mrs. Lan, we're here." "All right." Then William got out of the car. Mary followed him, a blank look on her face.

"Wow!" She exclaimed upon seeing the hotel. "This hotel is luxurious!"

The hotel was conveniently located near the beach. It was designed to look like the Sydney Opera House or a sailboat. The hotel was surrounded by two large parks—one in front and one behind. Mary was in awe as she looked around—the green coconut trees, the exquisite stone road, and all the details that added up to the hotel's charm.

"Wow, so many cars!" Mary glanced at the hotel gate. "Lamborghini, Cayenne, BMW, Mercedes Benz... Fe...Ferrari! Oh my God!"

William couldn't help but notice Mary ogle over the car.

He asked coldly, "You like Ferraris?" "Do you have one?" She turned to look at William expectantly. Who knows when else she could meet a wealthy man like William? She might as well enjoy herself!

"I can have one if I want to," William simply said, raising his eyebrows.

"Mr. Lan, you're here!"

A lovely-looking woman came from the hotel door. She seemed to be their welcoming party. Her hair was coiled up high. She wore high heels that she paired with a bright-colored slip dress. She seemed chic as she walked up to William, a beautiful smile on her face

Anyone who saw her would instantly think how much of a beauty she was. She looked noble and elegant. Mary suddenly felt embarrassed.

"Miss Zhang." William nodded and shook hands with her.

"Mr. Lan, you're finally here. How was your trip?" the woman asked. Her voice was pleasant- sounding.

"It was fine." William nodded.

"This way, please."

"Okay."

Mary couldn't help but notice how blatantly she had just been ignored.

"Oh." William suddenly stopped and said, "By the way, I forgot to introduce her to you."

"Hmm?"

"This is my wife, Mary," said William, taking Mary's hand gently.

"Wi...Wife?" The woman had a look of disbelief on her face. "Mr. Lan, you got married?"

"Yes, not long ago." William nodded.

"Hello," Mary greeted her with a perfectly polite smile.

"Hello." The woman quickly collected herself. Still smiling pleasantly, she explained, "I'm the manager of this hotel, Alisa Zhang."

"Nice to meet you." Mary nodded.

"This way, please. Follow me." Alisa then stretched out her arm as she made her way inside the hotel lobby.

"Okay."

"Mrs. Lan, have you ever been here before?" Alisa Zhang asked, trying to hide the bitterness in her heart.

"No, it's my first time here." Mary held William's arm and said with a smile, "Your hotel's amazing! It's really beautiful!"

The three of them took the sightseeing elevator. It allowed them to get a good view of everything — the beach, the park, the sceneries.

"Oh thank you, Mrs. Lan," Alisa Zhang said with a smile. "You have an excellent view of the beach and the entire Hainan Island from your suite. I'm sure you will enjoy it."

"That's great."

When they arrived at the presidential suite at the 10th floor of the hotel, Alisa stopped at the door and said, "Mr. Lan and Mrs. Lan, please rest well. I'll leave you two alone now. If you need anything,

please don't hesitate to call me."

"Wait a minute." William suddenly stopped her. "Anything else, Mr. Lan?"

"Well..." William rubbed his nose and said, "I was wondering if you're free tonight?"

"Umm..." Alisa glanced at Mary. "Yes, I'm free. Why do you ask, Mr. Lan?"

"I was planning to take a walk around the neighborhood," William explained. "I was wondering if you could be my tour guide."

"It would be my honor." Alisa was pleasantly surprised. "Will Mrs. Lan accompany us?"

"Oh, I'm afraid she needs to rest from the tiring flight."

Mary suddenly squeezed William's arm as hard as she could and shot him a warning look.

"How about I drop by the suite at seven tonight?" Alisa purposely ignored the underlying tension between the two as she pasted a smile on her face.

"Sounds great."

"All right then." Alisa turned around and left, giddy with excitement.

"What are you doing?" As soon as Alisa was out of earshot, William frowned and turned to Mary. "Humph!" Mary shook off his arm and said, "My hand was cramping, okay?" 'What the hell, William? I thought you wanted me to go out with you tonight? Why are you suddenly asking this woman out? You even seem to be enjoying yourself! Then go out with that beautiful woman!

"Weird." William took out the room card and entered the room first.

"Oh my God!" Mary followed behind him as they entered the suite. "Wow! It's so fancy! It's even better than your house in Kylin International!"

"Can you stop shouting?" William threw his coat on the sofa and said, "You're acting like some naive, little girl that's never seen the world before."

"Well, it's true. I haven't traveled much but I'm not some naive, little girl." Mary stuck her tongue out at him, grinning playfully.

William shook his head helplessly, at a loss for words.

When she saw the wall-sized wine cellar and bar counter in the living room, she cried, "This is so awesome!"

The next thing that caught her attention was the king-sized bed in the bedroom. She immediately jumped on it in pure excitement. She squealed. "It's so soft and comfortable!"

She then dashed to the balcony and opened her arms, relishing the sea breeze. She closed her eyes and beamed. "I'm so happy!"

Since she entered the suite, she had been running around, animated and lively. William couldn't help himself—he grinned as he watched Mary race around the room in pure zeal.

When she turned her back to him, he secretly took out his phone and quickly took a photo.

"I'm so tired..." After inspecting the room, Mary slumped onto the sofa.

"I didn't know 'tired' was in your vocabulary." He discreetly slid his phone back in his pocket.

"Yes..." Mary nodded reluctantly. Suddenly, the phone in the suite began ringing.

William stood up to answer it. "Hello? Hmm... Okay, I'm going now. Okay."

Mary fixed her gaze at William. When he hung up, she asked, "You're going out?"

"Yes," William answered, his hands shoved in his pockets. "I'm going out with Miss Zhang. Just stay here. Don't go anywhere, okay?"

"Why?" Mary pursed her lips. "How come you can go out and I can't? That's unfair."

"Well, you can go out if you want to but I have the room card with me. If you return and I'm not here yet, you're stuck outside." William took the room card out of his pocket and flaunted it midair proudly.

"If you're taking the room card with you, will I still have water and electricity here?" Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

"Oh, didn't I tell you? The room card of the presidential suite is only for opening and locking the room. It doesn't have control over water and electricity."

"You can stay here and peruse the document."

"I'll bring you food when I get back. What do you want to eat?"

"Really?" Mary rolled her eyes. "I want barbecue. Lots of it."

"Okay." William smiled. "Anything else?"

"I think I want pineapple and a coconut drink." "Okay."

Mary couldn't help but wonder why he seemed to be in such a good mood that day.

"Then I'm leaving."

"Wait a minute," Mary called. "Can I drink the wine here?"

"Yes, you can." "Do I need to pay for it?"

"You want to drink?" William peered up at her.

"I do." Mary nodded vigorously.

"Then just drink the wine," William said flatly.

"I don't need to pay for it?"

"You don't."

"Wow! That's great!" Mary jumped in excitement. "Then you can leave now."

William was rendered speechless. "Don't drink too much. If you get drunk, I'll throw you out of the room."

"All right, all right!" Mary waved her hand as she made her way to the bar counter to look at all the wine. "Don't worry about me!"

"Okay..." Looking at her affectionately, William opened the door and left, a smile pasted on his face.

'What a silly girl! That's all she wants?'

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