"Mr. Murong, are you okay?" As soon as Jill, the assistant of Mary, arrived, she saw Lucas leaning against a tree, looking miserable.
Jill's voice pulled Mary's thoughts back. Mary rushed to Lucas's aid anxiously. "Lucas, are you okay?" she asked. She turned to her assistant and ordered, "Jill, call a doctor now!"
"Yes, Manager."
"Ahem..." With a faint smile on Lucas's bruised face, he answered, "I'm fine. I'm a doctor myself. This is nothing serious."
"Are you kidding me?" Mary helped him up and continued, "I'll take you to the room and wait for a doctor to arrive."
Standing aside, Barry said, "Mary, you accompany him while he's resting. Meanwhile, I'll go see Alick and Elissa. I'll be right back."
"Okay." Mary nodded and led Lucas to the lounge to take a rest.
Barry watched as Mary and Lucas walked away. He suddenly remembered the way Mary gazed at William a while ago. The thought of it made his heart stiffen with jealousy.
"Mr. Gu..."
"Go back." With an indifferent expression on his face, Barry turned around and walked towards the lobby.
In the lobby, when Elissa and Alick saw Barry come in, they rushed over.
"Daddy Barry!"
"Daddy Barry!"
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ntinued, "I was so angry that the words just slipped out of my mouth. I'm sorry I was not able to ask for permission, Mary."
"It's okay." Mary shook her head. "I just don't want him to think that he owes me anything, so I didn't tell him before. It doesn't matter even if you told him."
"He still doesn't know the truth about your children. He might have thought that those children... are Barry's."
"I see." Mary nodded and felt relieved at the news.
A moment of silence fell in the room.
"Mary," Lucas said hesitantly, "I also told him something."
"What was it?" Mary raised her head and asked.
"I told him that," said Lucas, staring at Mary with undisguised love in his eyes, "I like you."
One, two, three...
Mary's eyes widened in shock. Looking at Lucas in front of her, she completely forgot to react.
With his bandaged arm, he held Mary's head gently.
"Mommy..."
All of a sudden, Alick, who was led by Barry, stood at the door of the lounge. They were shocked to see Mary and Lucas sharing an intimate moment.
At a loss, Mary turned her head slightly. "Alick... Barry..."
Lucas turned around indifferently and looked at Barry without saying anything.