Love Contract

Chapter 111 Arrogant CEO (P art Two)

Looking at Mary, William was moving closer and closer. He was about to kiss her.

"Ring, ring, ring..."

Just then, a sharp ringtone shattered the silence, not to mention the romantic moment.

"Damn it..." William cursed in his heart. Damn it! He had an impulse to kiss Mary, and then was interrupted by a phone call! He wanted to hunt down the jerk who ruined the moment!

With her mouth slightly agape, Mary watched William stand up. He didn't look happy. And that was when she came to her senses.

She hurriedly stood up to clear the detritus from their lunch off the table and prepared to make a quick exit.

"Hello?" William said coldly.

"What's wrong, William?" Frank's voice came from the other end of the line. "You sound upset. Someone made you angry?"

"Frank!" As soon as William heard Frank's voice, he changed his tone of voice. "I'm not angry. Why are you calling?" Mary paused.

Yes, how could she forget how William broke up with his father? How he left her behind and rushed off to Japan? Everything he did was for Frank! How could she forget? That was burned into her brain. How could she forget?

Maybe that was why he was in a good mood?

For a moment, the anger and hurt hidden in her heart surged up.

"You're back? So you're here in town?" William asked all of a sudden.

"Of course. Is this a good time?" Frank asked.

"Urn..." Hearing that, William frowned and turned to look at Mary. He regarded her with a complicated expression and told him, "You just arrived. Get settled in and get some rest. I'll see you tonight."

Mary stood up and walked out without a word. Her face was an unreadable mask.

'I give up! I'm done being heartbroken over you. You can do what you want, William! So I was right —that night was just a game to you.

I guess I need to let it go. It was random chance, like a one-night stand or a dog-bite. I better not have hope in my heart, ' she thought.

"Okay," said Frank. "Then I'll let you get back to work. I have good news to tell you tonight!" "Okay," said William with a faint smile. "Looking forward to it."

"Nice. Bye!" After Frank hung up the phone, a gloomy expression suddenly appeared on his handsome face, which would make everyone shiver for some reason.

Taking advantage of his break, William walked out of his office and gave an order to Mary. "Hey Mary, after work let me drive you home. We'll go home together."

"No, thank you," said Mary, staring at the screen of the computer without raising her head. "Don't put yourself out on my account, boss. I'll get home on my own."

Her tone was cold and her expression was indifferent. He was still trying to be nice to her. Why did she bristle at him, then?

Hearing that, William was furious.

"I told you not to call me 'boss' anymore!" Hands on his hips, William looked very anxious, very angry. He hated it when she struck that formal, businesslike tone.

"I don't need a ride from you, William." Mary said, plainly. However, she still didn't look at him.

"Mary! Look at me! I order you to look at me!"

Mary felt a pain in her shoulder and was forced to look up at him. He had his hand on her shoulder, and was squeezing it so hard it hurt. She frowned and asked, "What are you doing? I said I don't need your help!

Let go of me!" "Need I remind you who the boss is?" Um? Mary!" William was like a raging bull with red eyes. "Wow. If looks could kill! Why are you glaring at me like that? Do I owe you money? Smile, dammit!"

"William!" Mary shouted back at him. "Why should I smile? Why do you keep bugging me? Please stop!"

"Bugging you? You think I'm bugging you?" William's heart ached. His face was an almost impossible mixture of arrogance, heartbreak, rage, and tenderness. It was as if Mary had been a raging bull herself, and gored him badly. Just then, the elevator opened.

Kevin and Jane stood inside the elevator, staring at the scene in front of them.

"Yes, I do." Mary stared at him without fear.

"I think you're annoying as hell," she said. William slapped the desk hard. "Victor is not annoying, right? So you're obsessed with him. I knew it! If he's such a good man, go find him! Fuck off! Just...fuck off!"

William snorted coldly and strode into his office.

He slammed the door shut. It made a loud sound, and echoed around the office like a gunshot. With a sigh, Mary turned to see the two just standing there. They'd left the elevator, but were rooted to the spot in front of the doors. She smiled bitterly and said, "See? He's just moody."

Jane stuck out her tongue in fear and quickly went back to her cubicle.

"What happened?" Kevin asked quietly.

"I think I made him angry again." Mary's face darkened. He was the boss, and he had the right to be angry, but she didn't. He treated her nicely when he was happy, and cast her aside like an old doll when he was angry.

Everyone had a temper—kids, adults, even pets.

"Boss has such a bad temper. Don't take it too seriously," Kevin said, trying to comfort her. "But since you chose to sign that contract, you should have known what you were in for."

"I know." Mary forced a smile. She was curious. She just didn't want to take his car. Why was he so angry?

"Fuck off! Your plan sucks!" William's roar could be heard clearly through the office door. "Come back tomorrow with a better one! If I'm not happy with that one, you'd better start filing for unemployment insurance!"

"Y-yes, Mr. Lan." The manager of the Design Department nodded and bowed, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and ran away from the office. "Mr. Lan is mad, I think," said Jane in a low voice. "That's the fifth person he's yelled at today. I wouldn't want to be them."

"Yeah. No kidding." Mary nodded and watched the managers and directors walk out dejectedly one by one, feeling a shroud of darkness was smothering the place. She felt somewhat guilty but also unconvinced that it was thanks to her.

When it was almost time to get off work, Mary saw Frank walk into the office.

"Long time no see, Mary!" Frank greeted her with a smile.

"Yeah... Long time no see." Mary nodded.

"Is William inside?"

"Yes." "Thanks," said Frank.

"I'll let myself in." Frank walked inside with a smile.

"Mr. Liang is pretty comfortable here." Jane continued to gossip, "It's like he makes himself at home when he gets here."

"And why not? They're good friends." Mary smiled bitterly. After all, she wasn't happy with Frank. Since Frank screwed over Victor, she really didn't like him.

When it was time to get off work, Jane rushed to leave the office. She was let off early because of a party, and didn't want to spend a minute longer in the office than she had to.

William and Frank walked out of the office with faint smiles on their faces.

'It only took a few words from Frank to calm William down. Frank is good at soft skills, ' Mary thought.

Seeing the two of them coming over, Mary stood up and said her goodbyes. "Goodbye, boss. Goodbye, Mr. Liang."

"Humph!" William snorted coldly and looked fierce. "Come on. I'll give you a lift home."

"I..." Mary wanted to refuse, but he didn't give her a chance.

"Let's go, Mary," Frank said. "William said I could crash at your place tonight. Since he's graciously allowed me to do this, I'll fix dinner. What do you want to eat?"

Hearing this, Mary was astonished.

"What's wrong? You don't look happy, Mary." Staring at her, Frank continued, "I don't want to go back to my own home. And I don't have anywhere else to go, so... I'm hoping I'm not too much trouble?" Original from NôvelDrama.Org.

"No—"

Before she could finish, William opened his mouth. "No!" William looked at Mary coldly. "I bought the house. I say who stays there. If you don't like it, you can find somewhere else to live."

"But..." Frank wanted to say something more, but William insisted.

William had said her name was on the property ownership certificate, but now it seemed he changed his mind. Mary was so angry she wished she could bite him.

"Let's go." William shot Mary an icy glance, as if he would kill her on the spot if she said no.

Later, the result was, of course, that Mary got into his car as he wished.

The back seat was so spacious.

Mary laughed at herself. The two men were laughing, joking in front of her. They didn't pay any attention to her at all. She didn't know why they wanted her to ride with them.

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