Love Contract

Chapter 332 Extra Story Lucky Or Cursed (Part One)

Ray finally had a new pair of corneas. After more than a week of recovery, the doctor finally advised removing gauze on his eyes. And for the first time, he could finally see his surroundings. The glimmer in his eyes showcased how ecstatic and overwhelmed he was with everything. Even Selah, who was watching him the entire time, shed tears as a sense of relief flowed over her.

It had been several days since she had left Barry's villa, and all those times, she was either on the set or accompanying her son in the hospital. Looking back on that one whole month in that grand mansion, Selah felt everything was just a dream. It was as though it didn't happen, but her memory was crystal clear.

There was news in the entertainment circle that Barry was going to get married. Although it hadn't been confirmed by him in person, it sounded almost certain to everybody.

One early morning, Selah threw herself on the sofa inside Ray's ward and shut her eyes to rest. She didn't have work to do, so she planned to accompany her son for the whole day.

Suddenly, the door clicked open. Please check at N/ôvel(D)rama.Org.

And upon hearing it, Selah was about to open her eyes when she heard a familiar voice.

"Ray!" Barry greeted ecstatically and walked into the ward.

As that baritone voice resounded, Selah almost opened her eyes and sat up, but she held back and pretended to be asleep.

She could hear the blissful conversation between the two, much like they had known each other for a long time. And in that instant, Selah felt tears well up in her eyes, although they were shut.

"Ray, be a good boy. Uncle Barry will come to see you next time!"

"Okay, bye, Uncle Barry."

After the door shut, and deafening silence fell in the room once more. Selah slowly opened her eyes, still trying to hold back her tears.

"Mom, you're awake? Did I wake you up just now?" Selah stood up and stretched a little after hearing Ray's soft voice.

"No, you didn't, honey. I just happened to wake up," she reassured, shaking her head and giving her son a loving smile.

"By the way, Uncle Barry came to see me just now! He is such a kind person, right Mom?"

"Yes, he is." Selah lowered her head and forced a smile. And before the subject could stretch longer, she steered away from it and instead asked, "How are your eyes, Ray? Are you feeling okay? Can you see things clearly?"

"Yes, Mom!" Ray craned his neck eagerly and exclaimed, "I can finally see how beautiful you are! Ouch..."

"What's wrong?" Hearing his sudden groan, Selah was startled. Without thinking twice, she hurried to the bed and rushed to his rescue.

"My belly hurts." Ray pressed on his stomach and hurriedly ran out of bed. "Mom, I need to go to the bathroom! I can't hold it!" "You..." Realizing why he was acting that way, Selah broke into a laugh and shook her head. And as her eyes caught sight of the food box on the table, she picked it up and said. "Ray, Mommy is going to get breakfast for you. Just stay here and wait for me, okay? I will be back soon!"

"Got it!"

Holding the food box in her hand, Selah walked towards the door. Then she heard Barry talking to someone.

"Why did you come to me?" asked Barry coldly.

"I came here to apologize! I am sorry."

Upon hearing that familiar voice of a man, Selah was stunned.

Through the small opening of the door, she saw her former agent, Jerry! Immediately, a gust of anger made her clench her fists. She wanted to get out and lashed out at him, but before she could even move, Jerry's following words petrified her to her feet.

"Seven years ago, Selah had just become famous. It was my company who asked me to send Selah to your bed." Jerry's voice was evidently filled with so much regret.

"What did you say? Say it again!" Barry's roar thundered throughout the corridor.

"Seven years ago, there was a celebration party in a private club in America," Jerry answered in a trembling voice. However, the moment he raised his head to meet Barry's gaze, he was utterly frightened.

Barry was flabbergasted; his eyes widened with utter shock as if a bomb had just exploded in him.

For a moment, his legs grew weak while his hands— which reached for the wall as support— trembled.

Meanwhile, Selah, who was listening behind the door, felt her mind went blank, and her lips quivered.

Jerry said that the businessman who took her virginity seven years ago was Barry. That one particular night she forcefully tried to forget and bury in her memory was spent with Barry Gu!

She had never thought that fate would play her like this!

Lost in this thought, the food box in her hand slipped, creating a sound that luckily did not catch their attention.

Simultaneously, in the corridor, a nurse walked to Barry and Jerry, trying to stop their argument.

"Mommy? What happened to you?" Hearing the loud bang, Ray ran out of the bathroom and saw the dull look on his mother's face. He quickly walked up to her and picked up the food box from the floor. "Mom, why don't you pick it up?"

Selah turned her head numbly and looked at him, trying to force a smile.

Ray's nose, eyes, mouth, and face shape...

Selah stared at him even more intently. Why didn't she notice that he looked a bit like Barry before? Why?

"Mom, why are you crying?" asked Ray, feeling worried after seeing tears rolled down her cheeks.

"I..." Selah wanted to say something, but her tears and the lump on her throat made her speechless at that point. Instead, she walked closer to her son and enveloped him in a warm embrace. "Ray, woo..." she cried her heart out.

Because Ray had been through a lot of difficulties, he became smart at such a young age. Seeing that Selah was crying, he knew that his mother must have encountered something that couldn't be resolved.

"Mom, don't cry." The young boy patted Selah's back and comforted in a soft voice, "I am still with you. If you have a problem, you can tell me. I can help you resolve Selah sobbed and sobbed, almost running out of breath as her shoulders rose and fell heavily. She seemed to have lost all her strength, and her body and mind were just so numb.

Seven years filled with suffering and nightmares, and this was what she would learn! Barry Gu was the father of her son!

God had made such a big move on her!

Selah wept so much that her eyes were swollen like walnuts. And once her sobs gradually stopped, she wondered whether Barry would cancel the wedding.

'Barry, I don't know if I am lucky or cursed to have met you.'

While Selah was lost in that thought, a nurse suddenly pushed the door open.

"Ray, we need to draw blood!" the nurse enthusiastically exclaimed, pushing the small trolley inside.

"Why? I have never been required to do that before," the young boy asked innocently.

"Because..." The nurse suddenly became speechless and stammered for a while before she continuing, "We'll do an overall check on you, Ray."

Selah's eyes suddenly narrowed. She thought of a possibility as to why his son was being subjected to this kind of overall check out of nowhere. So, after the nurse completed drawing Ray's blood, Selah quietly followed her. The nurse entered a laboratory, and as expected, Barry was in there too.

Half of his arm was still exposed while sitting on a stool outside the consulting room. Immediately, Selah knew that he also had his blood drawn.

A paternity test? He didn't believe that Ray was his son?

As she watched him from afar, a blanket of sadness slowly hovered Selah's heart.

After waiting for a while, the nurse came out with the report. Barry immediately straightened up from his seat while Selah waited in silence, clenching her fists tightly.

What if Jerry saw the recent gossip between them and deliberately lied to Barry for money?

With the report in his hand, Barry couldn't wait to turn the pages and see the result.

"Interpretation of Results: comprehensive paternity index 47271127. The patrilineal probability: 99.9998%." Barry read the content and almost fell back on the chair for support. The weight of the papers on his hands was so heavy that he could hardly bear it.

An ugly grin slowly crept on his lips. Then, with dull, empty eyes, he walked ahead, away from the laboratory.

Instantly, Selah hid on the other side of the wall and covered her mouth to keep her sobs from escaping. She couldn't help but cry another batch of tears as she witnessed the expression on Barry's face. There was no denying it—he was really Ray’s father!

As Selah was bombarded with those revelations, the rain already began to pour, making the hospital's glass windows moist. Standing near one of the windows, Selah watched Barry rush in the drive away, not minding the rain.

Would he come back? Would he cancel the wedding after learning Ray's identity?

Ever since that night, Barry hadn't come back to the hospital. But even so, she still had a glimmer of hope in her heart. Maybe he just needed a few days to think it through. In fact, Selah secretly

chuckled to herself after realizing that the man she loved was the father of her child, after all. Although her own status couldn't be compared with Barry's, at least her body was clean, and

her body and mind were all for him!