Love Contract

Chapter 335 Extra Story Family (Part Two)

Barry's voice was calm, which made Selah feel bitter. He still couldn't let Mary go.

"Selah?" After he ended his call, he saw Selah standing by the door of the bedroom. "Why aren't you sleeping yet?"

"Oh." Selah came back to her senses. "I can't fall asleep. I wanted to go out for a walk," she explained in a tight voice.

"I see." Barry was silent for a moment before saying, "I'll go with you."

The two made their way downstairs in silence and strolled side by side outside the villa.

It was late autumn, which made the nights chilly. Barry noticed that Selah was dressed in thin pajamas and asked, "Aren't you cold?"

"Not at all," Selah shook her head. She couldn't let go of her disappointment after overhearing his phone call.

Barry wasn't wearing a coat, so he couldn't offer her anything even if she was cold. He suddenly felt embarrassed for asking her that question and said, "If you're cold, we can go back."

"It's alright," Selah replied in a low voice.

"Is something wrong?" Barry saw the sullen look on Selah's face and asked, "Are you uncomfortable here? I know I threatened you to come and live here before. I don't want the same thing to happen again."

Selah stopped in her tracks and looked at him. 'It's not about that!' she cried in her heart.

When he saw the expression on her face, he assumed that he guessed correctly. "Don't worry. It will be different this time. I only said those words to you before the wedding because I was angry. I don't want to take Ray away from you. You can relax."

"Okay," Selah answered curtly. They were both being too emotional at that day.

"I want to be a good father to Ray. I want to make up for all the years we didn't get to spend together. I need you to make this happen," Barry said with sincerity. "The newspapers have been saying that I abandoned my son and found myself a new girlfriend. I haven't had time to clarify everything to the public yet. I'm planning on holding a short press conference tomorrow to make an official announcement. I want you and Ray to be there. What do you think?"

Selah raised her head and asked, "Why do you want us there?"

"I want to make an official announcement about your identities, and tell the public that I'm responsible for both of you."

Selah's eyes widened in shock. "Really?"

"Yes," Barry answered. "The newspapers all said that you used the child to get your roles in movies and TV shows. They all accused me of being a devil in human form. They also said that Ray was an illegitimate child. How could I bear it?"

"Why are they so mean? It's so unfair! None of it is true! " Selah's eyes flashed with anger when she heard the news.

"Do you remember your former agent, Jerry?"

"He did this? It was him again?" Selah's eyes widened in shock, then she quickly came back to her senses. "He is the type who would do something like that." Then she added, "That day in the hospital, I overheard your conversation and found out that seven years ago..."

"You heard that?" Barry raised a brow at her. "So you also got to know the truth just not long ago? Do you know what happened after that?"

Selah shook her head.

"I pulled him out of the hospital," Barry explained and reached into his pocket to look for a cigarette, but couldn't find one. He continued, "That jerk threatened to tell the media about us and Ray unless I gave him some money. I promised him that time, but I never gave him any money. He might have retaliated out of anger."

"Don't give him any of your money!" Selah yelled, clenching her fists. The hatred was evident in her eyes. "That bastard! If it weren’t for him, my life wouldn't have turned out this way! I want to get back at him!"

"I'm with you on this. We shouldn't let him go so easily!" All of a sudden, Barry reached a hand out to push some stray hairs away from Selah's face. "Don't be angry anymore. I'll take care of everything."

Selah's anger vanished the moment his fingers touched her skin. She nodded slowly, as if in a trance.

Barry gave her a small smile and said, "It's getting late. You should go to bed. I hope you can come to the press conference with me."

"Okay." Selah nodded. They turned around and headed back into the villa.

When she got back into her room, Selah suddenly remembered that she had been struggling to ask Barry about the phone call just now, but those words failed to come out of her mouth.

"Oh well..." Selah sighed. She got into bed and fell asleep, with Ray snuggled in her arms. She could still remember Barry's masculine scent. That would be enough for her for now.

On the other hand, Barry had asked the company to issue a statement late at the night, telling the public about the press conference to be held at two o'clock the following day.

Early the next day, Barry was already dressed in a suit and tie and sat at the table with his brows furrowed. He read the newspaper as he waited for Selah and Ray to come down.

"Duh. Duh. Duh."

Footsteps sounded on the stairs. Barry placed his newspaper down and turned around. When he looked up, he saw the mother and son walking towards him hand in hand.

Ray was dressed in a small suit and his hair was neatly combed into place. He was a handsome young boy indeed.

Selah wore a knee-length dress with a brown windbreaker over it. She looked mature and dignified.

The corners of Barry's mouth quirked up and his heart warmed at the sight of them. "Good morning. Come and have breakfast."

"Okay." Selah took Ray to the table.

"Where are we going today?" Ray asked as he ate his eggs.

"We're going to be on TV today." Barry stretched an arm over the table and ruffled Ray's hair. Tm going to let everyone know that I'm your father today. Is that okay with you?" Barry asked with a soft smile. Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Ray's face lit up. He looked at Barry with astonishment and asked, "Will all the children in the kindergarten see it too?"

Barry was stunned by his question, then replied, "Of course. Who would you like to be informed?" "I want everyone to know," Ray replied with a sullen look on his face.

After breakfast, Barry pulled Selah aside and asked what Ray meant by that.

Selah suddenly felt helpless and embarrassed. She explained, "Two years ago, Ray could still see the world, though not clearly. He was old enough to go to school, but I was hesitant to sign him up for kindergarten. Every time we passed by the school gates, he wouldn't want to leave. He always looked at the kids inside, so I decided to send him to school.