Chapter 248 Be My Woman (Part One)
Sh had gone back to the hospital after finishing her work, but she couldn''t find her son in the
ward. She was about to go out to look for Ray when a nurse brought him back.
"Ray!" Sh called to him, smiling. "Where have you been?" she asked.
"Mommy!" Ray rushed over happily. "I asked the nurse to take me to the man I bumped into this
morning. I wanted to apologize to him."
''Barry Gu?'' Sh thought.
She ruffled her son''s hair and beamed at him. "Such a good boy, Ray! Did he scold you?"
"No, he didn''t." Ray shook his head. "Uncle was so nice! He said he works with Mommy."
"Yes, he does," Sh said. She stroked his soft cheek. "How are your eyes, sweetie? Won''t you
feel ufortable covered in gauze?"
"No, I''ll be okay. I know it''ll help me recover faster." Ray hugged his mother. "Mommy, can you stay
here tonight?" he asked quietly.
"Oh, Ray..." Sh felt her heart squeeze. "I won''t leave. I''ll stay in the hospital with you," she said,
kissing her son''s forehead. "Yeah! Thanks, Mommy!" Ray cheered.
"You have to be a good boy then, Ray! Don''t lose your temper anymore, okay?"
"Okay! I know what I did earlier today was wrong. Sorry, Mommy."
"That''s good. When your eyes recover, I''ll take you to school," Sh said softly. She scooted closer
to him on his hospital bed and wrapped her arms around him.
"Really?" Ray said excitedly. "I''m going to study very hard!"
"Yes, I''m sure you will!" his momughed.
Ray fell asleepter in the night, cozy in his mother''s embrace.
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Sh wiggled quietly out of the bed so as not to wake the boy. She felt terrible for not checking up
on Barry sooner. Casting a quick nce at her sleeping son, she crept out of the room.
Barry blinked up at the unfamiliar ceiling of his hospital suite. The throbbing pain of the surgical
wound had him tossing and turning the whole night.
Click.
"Hello? Who''s there?" Barry stirred from the bed and craned his neck towards the door.
"Hi... It''s me," Sh answered in a low voice. Not expecting his wakefulness, she shut the door
behind her.
"Ah... It''s you." Barry rxed back down on his pillows. "Could you bring me some water?" He
coughed.
"Sure." Sh poured him a ss of water and helped him bring it to his lips. "My son was too
reckless today, I apologize. Please don''t be too upset with him, Mr. Gu."
"He apologized to me himself. Don''t worry, I didn''t take it seriously."
"Thank you, Mr. Gu." Sh nodded relieved. ''Barry Gu is a nice man,'' she thought.
They didn''t have much else to say to each other, and soon enough, a silence settled over them.
"Well, Mr. Gu, I''ll be leaving now," Sh said, motioning to leave after spending a slow two minutes
in the suite.
"Sh... Wait a minute." Barry grabbed her arm as she turned to go. His eyes bore into hers.
"What''s the matter?" Sh asked.
"Be my woman," Barry said. His tone was nonchnt, but his words felt like a thunderp,
reverberating through her bones.
"Pardon me, Mr. Gu?" Sh gaped at him. "You... What do you mean?" "Don''t you get it?" Barry
sneered. His thoughts flickered back to what Mary had said and revenge bubbled angrily inside him,
ready to overflow. ''Mary,e stop me! Hurry up!'' He called out to her in his mind.
"Did you really think I was going to make you famous and ask for nothing in return?"
"You..." Sh''s tongue felt dry and heavy. His demeanor changed the moment she thought of him
as a good person.
"Be my woman, on call."
"No... No way!" Sh shook her head in disbelief. ''His woman...his mistress...'' Her thoughts raced.
She had Ray. If she became Barry''s mistress, how could she ever face her son? She couldn''t do
that!
"Then, you will be fired." Barry said firmly, "Your son is very thoughtful. You probably don''t want him
to suffer with you."
"Mr. Gu... Mr. Gu, I''ll do anything else to repay you!" Sh continued to beg, her face wet with
tears. "I''ll work harder! I can even take less money! Please! Have mercy!"
As Barry was shocked at her desperate pleas, his grip loosened. At least Sh could ask him for
mercy. Who could he turn to? Mary didn''t want him anymore! Who could he talk to about the pain in
his heart? No one!
"Mr. Gu." Sh sniffled. "I just want to focus on my work. You can find another woman, Mr. Gu...
"Another woman? Humph!"
Her words irritated him. Did Sh really think he would choose just anyone? That any woman
would do? If it wasn''t for that night...
"Have you already forgotten about that wonderful night we spent together?" Barry smirked wickedly
at her from his bed. He watched as the blood drained from Sh''s face at the memory.
"No..."
"Won''t you say yes, then? If you don''t, I will tell Ray how his dear mother sold herself to pay his
medical fees. What would Ray think of you after that, I wonder?"
"I didn''t sell myself! That''s not what happened!" Sh shook her head and tried to defend herself.
"That night, I... Obviously, I was..."
"Forced by me?" Barry interrupted her, one eyebrow quirked tauntingly. "Then who asked me for
money after waking up?"
"But I... Oh, Mr. Gu, I had no choice! Don''t tell Ray, please! Don''t..."
"Enough! I''m not interested in your teary drama!" Barry spat venomously. "You should be grateful I
even considered you, seeing as you have a dirty body!" Dirty body? What did he mean?
"Barry Gu!" Sh raised her voice and fixed him with a cold re. "I see you for who you are now!
You''re just a demon! Despicable! Shameless! You rich people are all the same!"
"Ha... Well, I guess you''ve seen my true colors." Barry was unimpressed. "What do you think? If
you''re done scolding me, make a decision!"
"Do I even have an option? You bastard!" Sh hissed. The fists that were balled by her side
trembled with anger.
"I hope you''ll be more sensible in the future." Barry closed his eyes, satisfied by her answer. "Since
we''ve agreed on it, you can go out now," he said.
Sh took a few shaky breaths, quickly wiping her tears away with her sleeves. She mmed the
door on the way out.
''Sh, you''re so stupid! You were like a sheep walking straight into the wolf''s mouth! You got
yourself into this! Stupid! Idiot!''
A quiet followed the loud bang of the door.
Barry opened his eyes slowly. His whole body felt heavy. ''Barry Gu, you must be crazy...'' he thought
to himself, a bitter smile stretching over his face.
Golden sunbeams warmed the city the next afternoon. "Mary." Sitting in a cafe across the GM
Universing Studios, William held the phone up to his ear. "Come down at noon. Let''s have lunch
together."
"Why do you suddenly want to have lunch with me?"
"I..." William fiddled with his coffee stirrer. "I miss you. I don''t really know why," he said.
"Well... Okay then," Mary smiled. "I still have some work to do. I''ll meet you after I finish up. Where
are you?"
"I''m in the cafe across from your building."
"Oh, you''re already here!" Mary said. ncing at the clock, she said, "All right, I''ll be quick."
"It''s okay. Don''t rush." William smiled. "Focus for now and finish up soon. I''ll see you in a bit."
"See you!"
William frowned as he hung up the phone. Later, he had to take her to the hospital to see Lucas. He
also needed to consult with a doctor and see who had a problem, either him or Mary.
Tinkle!
The cafe''s door was pushed open, apanied by the tinkling sound of the little bell at the top.
"Wee!" "Hello!" The woman wore a thin windbreaker and was beginning to scan the menu by
the counter.
ncing up around the ce and spotting her, William hastily put down his cup of coffee. He raised
his hand to get the woman''s attention. "Here!"
"Hmm?" Hearing someone call out to her, Aisha turned around and saw William waving at her.
"You arrived sooner than I expected!" With a bright smile, William walked up and led her to his table.
As he gently ced his hand in hers, he got the sudden feeling something was off.
When did Mary get calluses on her dainty hand?
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