Chapter 46 We Don''t Owe Each Other Anymore
p!
A clear and loud p suddenly boomed in the restroom.
William could feel his face burning and his ears buzzing.
Mary''s eyes were brimming with tears as she shook off William''s hand. Sneering, she spat,
"William, that was for raping me that night. From now on, we don''t owe each other anymore! I won''t
bother you anymore. Please stay away from me."
She lowered her head, her entire body trembling.
Upon hearing this, William shut his eyes close and exhaled sharply. When he opened them again,
he had an indifferent look on his face. "Mary, I''m the one who hurt you. I''ll give you anything you
want—anything but love and marriage. This time, I owe you. Remember that."
William slowly turned around. "Kevin and Jane will be here soon. Hurry up and fix yourself."
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Mary raised her head, tears welled up under her eyes as her vision was blurred.
The door clicked —it was closed. William remained motionless, frozen in spot. He balled his hands
into fists, grimacing in pain.
''Mary, I''m sorry.''
Jane and Kevin reached the 32nd floor just before the clock struck eight o''clock.
The atmosphere was thick with tension which did not go unnoticed by Jane.
Everything seemed normal as Mary sat on her desk, seemingly hard at work. The stillness in the air
made her chest tighten.
"Kevin..." Jane quietly approached Kevin and asked, "Do you feel that too? There''s something off
about the atmosphere here."
Kevin frowned. The awkwardness was certainly not lost on him but he knew that there were some
things that he shouldn''t be prying on." "This is none of your business."
"I..." Jane pouted and said, "I''m just worried about Mary."
"Just mind your own business." Kevin shook his head as he flung a pile of documents towards
Jane.
"Sort these out. It''s urgent," he instructed. "What?" Jane seemed upset as she shut her mouth
close.
That evening signaled the start of summer. The gust of wind that blew against them seemed a little
mmy. Still, everyone was in a good mood as they chatted andughed amongst themselves.
Mary rode her scooter to the convenience store where she worked part-time. She hadn''t spoken to
William in a while. Even Victor hadn''t contacted her to avoid any gossip. Her life seemed to have
returned to normal-the life she had before she had gotten married.
However, every time she thought of that night when she lost her virginity to William, she was left in a
daze. She wondered if she had been too easy on William with that measly p.
"Peter, it''s you again." Mary pushed the door open and forced a smile.
"Mary!" Peter looked worried. "Are you okay, Mary?"
"I''m fine."
"I saw you trip at the gate of the hospital. It was on TV. I was so worried about you," Peter said in a
huff. "Those reporters went too far!"
"Ha-ha!" Mary said, smiling. "I wasn''t careful. I don''t really care about them."
"Mary, you''re too kind to just be bullied by them like that."
Mary didn''t say anything. If she was really too kind, she wouldn''t have let the security personnel
drive the reporters out of themunity. "Peter," Mary said. "Tonight''s thest time I''ming to
our store for my part-time job. Always remember to take care of yourself in the future."
"What..." As much as Peter wanted her to stay, he sighed and said, "Mary, you should take care of
yourself too. Don''t forget me..."
"Yes, I won''t forget you." Mary smiled as she stroked Peter''s hair.
Meanwhile, in the Love Bar, the music boomed across the room as the people danced along to it.
"Stop drinking." Lucas and William were in a private room. Lucas grabbed the ss of wine from
William''s hand and scolded, "I just came back from a patient''s home. I thought you''d wee me
better than this. Why are we drinking here?"
"I am weing you." Then William grabbed his ss back from Lucas. "Drink up! It''s your
wee drink!"
"Look at yourself, William!" Lucas frowned and said, "When I arrived, you were already drunk and
you''re still drinking! You haven''t even said a word to me."
"What do you want me to say to you?" William stared at the red liquid in his ss as he twirled it
around.
"Tell me where you went these past few days and why you drink like this!" "Norway." Taking a sip of
his wine, William said, "I went to Norway with Frank."
"You..." "What did you do when you went there?" Lucas asked nervously as he grabbed William''s
arm.
"What are you so worried about anyway? We didn''t get married there," William said, pping
Lucas''s hand away.
Lucas heaved a sigh of relief.
Then William continued, "But we''ve already nned everything. We''re going to migrate, get our
marriage certificate then have the ceremony in a year."
"William!" Lucas stood up at once. "I think you really have gone mad!"
"Yeah, I have." William didn''t even bother refuting as he downed his wine in one gulp. "It''s better to
be in Norway than suffer here."
"Suffer? What are you talking about?" "I thought you''ve already dealt with all the issues of your
company?" Lucas prodded.
"Yeah." Then William poured another ss of wine. The red wine left a bitterness in his mouth.
"Then what are you talking about?" Seemingly pissed, Lucas asked, "Are you really nning on
moving to Norway?" "Yes."
"It''s been about what? Seven or eight years? I''ve been convincing you all this time. If you don''t want
to listen to me then I can''t do anything about it." Lucas sneered. "Then I guess I''ll just wish you and
Frank a happy life."
"Thank you, man." William raised his ss and downed his wine in one gulp.
"You''re wee!" Lucas had a cold look on his face as he raised his ss to drink up.
They stayed in their private room, drinking and talking.
When Lucas saw that William was getting drunk already, he grabbed his phone, intending to call
Mary. Likest time, he wanted to ask Mary toe pick him up so he could create the opportunity
for the two.
"I''ll call Mary and ask her to pick you up. Don''t drink anymore!" Lucas warned.
William frowned but didn''t refuse.
"Du, du, du..."
Mary picked up the phone. "Hello?"
"Mary," Lucas said. "William''s drunk again. Could you please pick him up?"
Mary stood in the convenience store and watched as people came in and out of the Love Bar.
"Where are you now?"
"Love Bar. It''s the same bar fromst time."
''Just right across the street, '' Mary thought.
William was sprawled across the couch, pretending to be drunk. In reality, he was trying to listen in
on Lucas and Mary''s conversation.
Initially, he didn''t expect anything. However, when he heard Mary ask where they were, he was
enlivened. He found himself looking forward to seeing Mary.
He couldn''t help but grin at the thought of seeing Mary.
"I can''t pick him up. I''m busy," Mary said calmly.
"But... But we''re both drunk. Neither of us can drive!"
"Then hail a taxi." Mary sounded exasperated. "I''m hanging up now."
"Du, du, du..."
Lucas helplessly put his phone down. When he turned around, he saw the undeniable
disappointment in William''s eyes.
He had never seen William like this before. "You''re the one who left without saying goodbye. "
Lucas med. "And you left a mess for her to deal with. She will probably be angry for quite a few
days." Lucas rubbed him on the shoulder andforted him. "Come on, let''s just drink. Let''s drink
more. Tonight, we''re not going home.
"I raped Mary that day," William blurted out.
Pfft! Lucas spat out a mouthful of wine. He grabbed William by the cor and bellowed, "What the
fuck are you talking about?"
"I had sex with Mary!" William hissed, looking back at him.
"You, you..." Lucas loosened his grip on him. He roared, "No wonder she hates you! You deserve it!
And that was her first time?"
"Yeah."
"William, how could you? Are you still a human being? You''re a monster!" Lucas cursed.
"That was also my first time!" Upon hearing this sudden outburst from William, Lucas briefly froze
before breaking into a fit ofughter. "What did you just say? That was your first time too? That
doesn''t make a difference!"
"Lucas!" ring at him, William gritted his teeth and said, "I''m exhausted. Don''t provoke me
anymore!"
"Okay, okay." Lucas stoppedughing andposed himself. "Then how did youpensate her?"
"I gave her a check."
"Sure enough, that sounds like you." Lucas sniggered. "Is this what you were talking about when
you imed you were suffering?"
"Yeah."
"Well, why don''t you just be with her?"
"I''m not interested in her."
"Bullshit!" Lucas pointed a finger at him. When he spoke, he was infuriated. "Not interested? Then
why did you look so excited when you thought she was going to pick you up?"
"Fuck off!" William glowered at him.
"I''m leaving. Let''s see who''s going to listen to you." Lucas snorted. "I''m the only one who can give
you advice."
"Then what do you think I should do?" William asked, taking a sip of his wine.
"Never give up!" Lucas looked him in the eye. "You raped her! Why did you give her a check? You
should be thankful she didn''t beat you up and report you to the police!"
Visibly nonplussed, William touched his face which was swollen. "You should beg for her
forgiveness and you have to be sincere! Besides, your contract hasn''t expired yet. Is this your n
for the next few months? Just wait idly? Never speak to her again?"
Upon hearing this, William thought it made sense. After giving it more thought, he asked, "What if
she doesn''t talk to me?"
"Didn''t I tell you to never give up? If you treat her well, she won''t be mad at you anymore. You have
to make up for what you did to her," Lucas said anxiously.
''Since it has already happened, there''s no way out of it. The only thing left to do is beg for her
forgiveness and hope she epts it, '' he thought. "Let''s go home," William said as he stood up.
Lucas remained in his seat and snickered when William failed to notice that he hadn''t moved. ''Bro,
there''s only so much I can help you with. Since you already slept with her, why don''t you just
maintain your rtionship with her? Maybe she''ll fall in love with you and you''ll fall in love with her
too. Then you won''t have to go to Norway anymore.''