He did not answer Elissa's questions. His throat was so tight that he couldn't speak. Barry just turned around and left numbly.
When it was time for the late dinner, Mary only found the two kids. Barry was nowhere to be found.
"Elissa, where is Daddy Barry?" asked Mary.
"I don't know," said Elissa, jumping up and down to the table. "I didn't see him, either!"
"Then you can eat with Alick first. I'll go to find Daddy Barry."
"Okay, Mommy, come down soon!" Alick nodded.
"But Alick, I'm not hungry after eating the burger!" Sitting on the chair, Elissa whispered to her brother.
Alick thought for a moment while holding his chopsticks and said, "In fact, I'm not hungry either."
Mary took off her apron and went upstairs. "Barry? Where are you? It's time for dinner!"
She walked around but she did not see him so she went to the third floor. Seeing the faint light from the study, Mary walked towards it.
Smiling, she called him out. "Barry, it's time for dinner. Stop working now! Are you going to be a workaholic now?"
When she opened the door of the study, Mary smelled a strong smell of smoke.
The study was shrouded in smoke, and the choking smell was everywhere.
"Ahem." Mary waved the smoke away from her face, and saw William's decadent figure with his back to her. She called out uncertainly, "Barry?"
"Hmm?" Barry seemed to have just come back t
eally like you? Don't be fooled by him."
"I don't know." Mary shook her head with uncertainty.
"Four years ago, William came to see me," continued Victor. "He thought I had taken you away. He was holding a large bouquet of champagne roses at that time. When I saw that he couldn't find you at that time, I felt happy. He deserved it.
But I couldn't find you either. I suddenly felt sorry for him and realized that the facial expression he had that day was complete desperation. He chose to wait for you here, and I chose to travel around the world.
If he really broke up with Frank Liang, would you choose him? After all, Alick and Elissa are his children."
Victor's words made Mary more and more confused. "Why do my children have to be with him? I have suffered so much for so long and he did not do anything. Why do we have to go back to him? Am I really that spineless?"
"Ha ha!" Victor smiled bitterly. "Don't you love William Lan?"
Nobody knew that William had come to the film set. He quietly approached Mary as he wanted to surprise her. However, he stopped when he heard what Victor had said.
He paused and even his breathing slowed down. He wanted to know whether he still had a place in Mary's heart once and for all.
A deafening silence echoed in the air.
Then, William heard Mary's voice as she answered calmly, "Barry has proposed to me for marriage."