Love Contract

When Mary and William returned to their bedroom that night, the chemistry between the two was a little different.

"Well, you can take the bed and I sleep on the floor," Mary said awkwardly.

"Why don't we just share the bed?" said William.

"Are you joking?" Mary quickly took a step back, gripping her collar with her hands. Her face was red and she said, "I'm not sharing a bed with you! You rascal!"

"Ahem..." William looked at her with a smile and said, "You think I am joking, but..."

"But what?"

"You see, there is no heating at this season." William raised his eyebrows at her and continued, "If you sleep on the floor, you will catch a cold easily."

"Yes, even that would be better than having you, the source of the infection, lying right next to me." Mary rested her hands on her hips, quickly fishing out a quilt from the closet and angrily said, "Are you trying to take revenge on me?"

"Revenge for what?"

"The words I said to you in the company!" Lying prone on the ground, Mary made the bed and said, "You are a narrow-minded man. I was just stating the facts, but you will seek revenge for the smallest of grievances! You always have to have the last word!"

Sitting on the edge of the bed, William reached out his hand to pull off his tie and said, "You are judging a gentleman with the heart of a villain."

"Humph!" With a disgruntled snort, Mary turned around and seated herself cross-legged on the floor. Then she said to William, "Let me ask you this! Why did you decide to go back to the family house tonight?"

"No reason."

Mary shook her head and snickered. "What? Were you moved by my righteousness or were you feeling guilty for Aunt Amy and Father? What made you decide to come back all of a sudden?"

William was unbuttoning his shirt when suddenly his hand stopped and he stared at Mary for two seconds. "I'm used to sleeping without any clothes on."

"Excuse me?" Mary looked at him with confusion.

"If you keep staring at me like that," William unbuttoned another button and continued, "I'll feel embarrassed."

"Damn it!" Mary immediately turned away to her side and wrapped herself up with a quilt. "Turn off the lights, you horrible person!"

With a slight chuckle, William stretched out his long arms and turned off the lights in the room.

Mary whispered under the quilt, "I can't even have a serious conversation without you turning everything into a joke."

Lying on the bed, with his arms crossed under his head, and his eyes staring off at the ceiling, William was rendered speechless.

After a while, when Mary didn't receive any response, she turned around to sleep, but felt a sudden burst of cold air.

William was right!

Sure enough, autumn was different. It was cold in the morning and at night. Judging by the situation, she hoped that she wouldn't get sick this night. Mary yawned, stretching her arms in the air.

"Ahem..." After a long time, William turned over and said, "Mary, are you still awake?"

His voice sounded like a cool breeze in the autumn night. Mary opened her eyes and said, "Yes. I couldn't fall asleep yet."

"Okay!" William didn't say anything else.

"Do you want to say something to me?" Mary asked. "No, not really."

"Are you sure?" Mary took a breath and continued, "Okay, fine. I thought you were going to thank me. It seems that my expectations will be in vain again."

"... Thank you!" William continued in a low

voice, "Your words made me realize my mistake.

With her eyes wide open in surprise, Mary said, "I am happy to hear that!"

"Do you really think that Aunt Amy is good to me?" Like a child, there was a hint of uncertainty in William's tone.

"Of course! As the boss of the company, you must have seen and dealt with a lot of people. Why is it so hard for you to see that?"

"Onlookers see more than the actual players," said William.

"You're right." Mary exhaled deeply and continued, "Your mother passed away when you were young, and your father married her. You must have felt as though your father's love for you had to be shared with her and that's why you shunned her, right?"

"Mary, you can be very smart when you are not stupid."

"Come on, you are making fun of me again." "Mary," said William without a smile, "what are you going to do when our contract is over?"

"Why did you bring this up all of a sudden?"

"All of a sudden?" William squinted his eyes pensively and continued, "We have been married for more than half a year." This meant that the end of the contract was very near. Soon, they would no longer be husband and wife.

"I'm not sure," said Mary. "What are you going to do?"

"Norway!" Looking at Mary from behind, William said, "I'm not coming back once I get out of here."

"Oh," said Mary, forcing a smile and pretending to be relaxed. "That's good. Congratulations!"

"Thank you."

"Does Father know about your plans of going to Norway?"

"He doesn't. Not yet, at least."

"Well, it shouldn't be easy for you to get his consent, right?" Mary asked anxiously.

"Yeah, I guess so." William sighed, "No matter how difficult it is, I will do what it takes."

"That sounds just like you." Mary smiled bitterly.

"So, what do you think about my plan?" There was a trace of nervousness in William's words.

"Nothing. I'm just curious."

"What are you curious about?"

"I'm just curious about what you are thinking. I thought people like you would be very gentle, but you are... masculine, so is Frank," said Mary. "...That's just your own impression of guys like

us."

"Then what do you think of me? Will you treat me as a woman? Because in my eyes, you are a man," said Mary.

"I am a man. We are just like normal people. Anyway don't overthink with your poor little brain." William dismissed her.

"I don't know a lot, so I like to think about things a lot. I heard that you and Frank grew up together. Is that true?" Mary asked.

"Yes."

"It must have been Frank who took the initiative."

"What makes you say that?"

"A woman's intuition. You're the type to keep away from strangers. If Frank hadn't taken the initiative, I'm afraid that you would have been trying to come up with a decision all your life. Right?" Mary was sure of her analysis. "You are right again."

"That's reasonable." Mary wrapped herself in the quilt again and said, "On second thought, when the day comes that you have a showdown with your father, I will definitely be on your side."

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