Chapter 72 Attending The Party

The sun was up as usual in Hainan, the heat radiating outwards into a bright day. Huge waves rolled out from the sea, as the clouds hung low with no sign of rain.

Mary had woken up early, excited for the party being held in Yalong Bay today.

She pushed her bedroom door open and walked out, finding William adjusting his tie in front of the mirror. He watched her disheveled figure as he called out, "Your clothes are on the sofa. I'll ask someone to do your hair later, you can go take a shower first." …

"What clothes?" Mary asked, scratching her messy hair.

"Never mind, you can put them on later." He turned back towards the mirror.

"Okay." Letting out a loud yawn, she picked up the clothes and shuffled towards the bathroom.

William quietly chuckled at her unkempt appearance. He was speechless seeing that she was so casual when she woke up in the morning.

The silence that had settled in the room was broken by a 'Ding!'. His computer came to life, as several notifications popped up in the corner of the screen.

He strode towards the table, holding the mouse with his slender fingers as he moved the cursor to open the new e-mail.

"Share transfer agreement of the company..."

William's hand froze in its place for a long moment, before he quickly closed the mail and turned off the computer.

A soft humming, mixed with the sound of running water, traveled from the bathroom.

William cast a glance towards the source of the sound. 'Mary, how long will our marriage last?'

Wet hair sticking to her neck, Mary walked out of

u later." At his sudden request for her to leave, she had no option but to oblige.

"Okay." Mary gave a few nods and walked away.

"Didn't you tell your wife about the share transfer?"

"No." William gave an emotionless reply.

Seeing that he wasn't going to say anything more on the topic, Adam let it go. He questioned, "William, is there any dissatisfaction on your part with the agreement?"

Mary had sauntered over to the nearby barbeque stall and got a plate. She ran her gaze over the crowd looking for a particular face. She wondered where Victor was and if he was by himself?

"Are you looking for me?" Victor's silvery voice came from behind her.

"Oh?" Turning around, Mary let out a chuckle in surprise. "Yes, here is some barbecue meat for you."

"Thank you." Victor took the grilled meat and asked, "Did you finish socializing?"

"Well, sort of." She looked away, avoiding the awkward stare.

The two continued chatting for a while and strolled to a bench away from the crowd.

"You said you received Mrs. Chen's invitation today?"

"Yes. I saved her once by chance," said Victor.

"Wow, that's awesome!" Mary continued, "Tell me more about that heroic deed of yours."

"Then listen carefully…" He beamed, "Actually, it's not a big deal. The last movie I did was invested by their company. While shooting, a few props fell and almost hit Mrs. Chen who was there for inspection. I was the one who pulled her out of the way. That's it."

"Wow, that's still pretty cool."

"Yeah, keep the compliments coming!"

"Ha-ha…"