Chapter 45 Marry Me

Sitting in his office alone, William took out his phone and dialed a number.

"Hello? Boss?" Jane was at the hospital when her phone rang. She then answered the phone with slight surprise.

Mary closed her eyes and remained motionless.

"Mary... Is she awake?" When William spoke, his unnatural voice was heard from the other end of the line.

The ward was so quiet that the voice of William on the phone was crystal clear.

"She woke up. Do you want Mary to answer the phone?" Jane asked.

"No, thanks. Let her have a good rest." William said with a concerned tone.

Before Jane could even say anything, he had already hung up the phone.

Jane was a little confused. When she was about to speak, Mary spoke, "I heard everything."

After hanging up, William leaned heavily against the back of his seat.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

"Come in." William straightened up as the door opened.

"I heard that you wanted to see me?" Victor said with an unruly smile plastered on his face.

"Have a seat."

Victor snorted and unceremoniously sat down on the leather sofa next to him. "Tell me, what's the matter?"

"There will be a press conference later this afternoon. Here is your speech draft," said William as he threw a folder to Victor across the room.

Victor caught it at once and said jokingly, "Boss asked me to come here just to give me this?"

"Of course there is one more thing," William answered. He stood up and gazed at the window with his back to Victor. "I want you to stay away from Mary."

"Haha." Victor laughed sardonically. "Why?" he asked as he stood up.

"Why?" William said coldly as he turned around. "Have you seen the news recently? Do you want to destroy her?" The tension between them grew stronger by the minute.

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she burst into laughter.

"Yeah." William nodded solemnly.

"I want you to marry me!" Mary raised her head and looked at William sincerely. "No contract. Be your real wife. Be Mrs. Lan for real." William was stunned. It took him a few seconds to register what Mary had said.

"No way!" William looked away and said without any hesitations, "I can't marry you."

Hearing his answer, Mary felt suffocated. Although she had prepared for his answer, she still felt heartbroken when she heard his straightforward refusal. It hurt her and it felt as though she was going to die.

"Well, I got it. I want nothing but this," Mary continued while pretending to be calm.

"Mary!" Gritting his teeth, William said slowly, "Don't push me."

"It's okay. I'll go out now if you have nothing else to say." With a pale face, Mary slowly walked out of William's office.

Every step she took was excruciatingly painful. She was heartbroken and her sight had become more blurry with tears with every step. She strode to the restroom while clutching her chest.

She didn't shed tears when William raped her, but now, she really felt like crying.

As Mary squatted inside the restroom, her tears fell down one after another. At first she cried silently, then she cried bitterly, and then the moment came she burst into tears. She felt as though she would shed all her tears in her life.

Meanwhile, William stormed out of his office. He was trying to figure out Mary's whereabouts when he heard someone cry from the direction of the restroom.

'Was all her disguise fake?'

With a big stride, William rushed to the restroom. There he saw Mary's petite body curled up beside the wash basin while crying.

"Mary!" Without hesitation, William pulled Mary up.

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