Love Contract

Chapter 256 What Had Happened Back Then

Woof! Woof! Woof!

As the group reached the red painted gate, a big yellow dog that was guarding the gate barked at them aggressively.

"Good dog!" Lucas grinned at the sight of the dog, yet he hid behind Jazlyn unconsciously.

"Shut up!" Jazlyn yelled while glaring at him. Meanwhile, his neck shrank in embarrassment.

The group had made much noise. A few moments later, a woman came out of the house with a little boy about five or six years old. She poked her head outside and asked loudly, "Who is it?"

Aisha hid herself away and covered her face as much as possible with her sunglasses.

Mary unconsciously took a step back. Suddenly, she was unwilling to face the two. 'Is this kid my half-brother? Is this woman my father's new wife?'

"Don't be afraid," William whispered to Mary as he pulled her from behind. He walked up to the woman and said politely, "Hello, we are looking for Jay Lu. May I ask if he lives here?" The woman stared at the group with scrutinizing eyes and looked at them from head to toe. They are well- dressed and they look nice! They don't seem to be the creditors asking for the debt!'

"Who are you?" the woman asked suspiciously.

"We," William paused for a bit and continued, "We have something to ask Jay."

The woman was about to speak again when she noticed Mary behind William. Her eyes lit up suddenly and she exclaimed, "Oh! It's you! Mary?" She pulled the little boy who was hiding behind her, and said with a smile, "You naughty kiddo. Say hi to your sister!"

The little boy opened his mouth timidly and addressed Mary in an almost inaudible voice, "Hi, sister..."

Mary did not know how this woman knew her, but she thought that it was ridiculous to ask. His father's son had grown up but she would rather not have a brother at all. "I'm here to see...Jay. I need to talk to him. Is he home?"

"You mean your father?" the woman said as she approached her and smiled. "Unfortunately, he's not home right now. Don't worry, you and your friends can come inside and wait for him to come back."

"No, thanks." Mary shook her head firmly and continued, "If he isn't here, we'll just come back another day." "I insist!" The woman suddenly grabbed Mary's hand in a hurry, making Mary frown in disgust.

While they were talking, Jay Lu, Mary's father, staggered over from the intersection. He seemed to be drunk and not in a good state. It was easy to tell for the man reeked of alcohol even from the distance.

"Oh, he's back!" All of a sudden, the woman rushed to the drunkard. Mary lifted her gaze and frowned when she saw him.

"Is this your father?" Aisha's face turned dark and gloomy. Her icy glare was so intense it seemed that it was colder than winter.

"Yes, he is." Mary nodded.

Aisha remained cold and silent. After years of training, her heart became as hard as a rock. Not to mention, the person that had abandoned her before was standing in front of her. Asking for a bit of family affection would be wishful thinking.

"Mary, you're back!" Jay rushed to Mary and grabbed her hand excitedly as soon as he saw his daughter. "Why did you come back at this time? Why are you standing outside? Come in! Ah, isn't this my son-in-law?" As Jay looked at William, his smile grew even wider. "You and Mary came back together!"

"Yes." William nodded respectfully, but his gaze was cold. "Mary, why didn't you inform me before coming here?"

"I'm just here to ask you something. It won't take long." Mary took a step back and pulled her hand out of the man's grasp. "I'll leave as soon as I get my answers."

"Really?" Jay smiled awkwardly and asked, "If that's the case, what's the matter?"

Aisha stepped forward, took off her sunglasses, and said fiercely, "I want to know what happened in the past."

Jay raised his head and looked at the source of the voice with his drunken eyes. When he saw Aisha, he quickly looked at Mary, and then at Aisha again. His eyes widened with surprise and his lips quivered. It was as if he sobered up in a matter of seconds. "How... how could this be?"

"Are you shocked?" Aisha asked sardonically.

"We just want to know what happened." When Mary spoke, her usually gentle and kind voice turned bitter and harsh. "If you still remember that I'm your daughter, then please tell us. If you want money, I will give you money. Just tell us the truth."

Jay no longer seemed intoxicated and he asked with a trembling voice, "You two... How did you meet each other? I thought... I thought..."

"Isn't it inappropriate for us to talk about a serious matter here?" Archer finally spoke after being silent for a long time. "Let's find a good place to sit down and talk."

"Yes, you are right," Jay nodded his head immediately. He was unsure whether he was excited or frightened. Nevertheless, tears welled up in his eyes. "Come inside. I'll explain everything to you."

"Sure." Aisha nodded but before going inside, she stopped and said, "But only the three of us."

Mary nodded in agreement and said to others behind her, "Can you wait outside?"

"Yes," William answered. "I'll stay outside."

"Okay."

"Let's wait in the car."

With that, the group left Mary and Aisha to their father's care. The twins followed the man to the yard and then to the living room.

Mary looked around the house and she noticed that the furniture and appliances in the living room were a little old. Also, the decoration in the house was a little messy. It seemed that he had not been living well in the past few years.

"Tell me, what happened back then?" Aisha asked casually.

"I didn't expect to see you together all grown up. " Jay felt a little moved and nostalgic. "I didn't expect to see you two come together. I thought "Are we twins?" Mary interrupted his reminiscence.

"What? Ah, yes, you are," Jay answered truthfully.

"Mom..." Mary pursed her lips and then continued after a second, "Why didn't Mom tell me? Why didn't my sister grow up with me and live with us?"

"Because," Jay's guilty conscience gripped his heart as he answered, "we couldn't afford to raise two kids."

"You are lying," Aisha said bluntly. In her whole life, she had seen better liars. She could even see through those who were smarter than her father. At a glance, she knew he was not telling the whole truth.

With an embarrassed look on his face, Jay was unable to speak for quite some time.

"You are the only one in this world who knows the truth. We just want to know what happened in the past." Mary tried her best to talk to him calmly and not let her feelings get the best of her. "Mom... She never told me about my sister before she died."

Perhaps her mother wanted to tell her the truth. It was just that she could not see Mary for the last time. "Your... your mother thought only one of you had survived." After struggling for his words, Jay finally opened his mouth. "Before, we were extremely poor. How could we have the means to support two girls at the same time? At that time, someone wanted to buy a child so I gave the smaller baby to that person. Mary was born first and she looked healthy, so I kept her. When your mother woke up, I told her that only one of you made it alive."

"You!" After hearing his story, Mary roared in disgust, "How dare you?! You bastard!"

"Let him finish!" Aisha's slender fingers grabbed Mary's hand tightly and she smiled at her sister with self-mockery.

"Then," Jay continued with his voice low because of guilty, "your mother didn't mention it afterwards. She must've been hurt so much that she could not bring up the topic about your younger sister. Unexpectedly, you came here after so many years. How have you been?"

Jay looked at Aisha.

"Humph," Alisa snorted coldly before answering, "Not bad."

"Good to know." Jay nodded. He did not notice the pain and hatred in Aisha's eyes.

Marry gritted her teeth as she stared at her father with contempt. She did not expect him to be such a cruel man from the very beginning. If she had not met Aisha, she would have never known about the existence of her sister. The truth would have been hidden from her for the rest of her life.

"I don't want to know anything else," Aisha said and she closed her eyes for a while. Everything felt unreal to her and this confession was too much for her to process in the moment.

"Okay." Mary nodded in agreement. She was trying her best to suppress her anger. When she could not take it anymore, she stood up to leave.

"Mary, your mother... Where is her tomb?" Jay stood up as well and rubbed his hands anxiously.

"You don't have to know. She didn't want to see your face again," Mary said coldly.

"Wait, wait!" As they were about to leave, Jay grabbed Mary and Aisha by the arm.

"Anything else?" Aisha asked with a frown.

"Well..." Jay averted his gaze while he stammered, "You just came back. By the way, have you seen your little brother? Our family is poor. At such a young age, he caught a serious illness." Property © NôvelDrama.Org.

Mary closed her eyes in pain and took out a red envelope with money in it from her pocket. She gave it to Jay without even looking at him. "Give this to your son." "Oh. Thank you very much!" Jay quickly took it and stared at the stack of green bills inside. He did not bother to stop the two women from leaving anymore.

Aisha put on her sunglasses as she walked. "If I had known it earlier, I wouldn't have come here."

With a sarcastic smile, Mary said sadly, "I feel sorry for our mom."

"Didn't you discover his true self before?"

"He..." Mary shook her head bitterly. "He is my father after all. Before I reached twenty, I thought he was the best father in the whole world. He was so kind and gentle to me and my mother."

"That's not so bad."

"Aisha, how have you been these past many years?" Mary turned to face her sister and asked with concern.

'I had been wandering, begging, fighting, training...'

She was not dead yet. Did that mean she had a pretty good life?

Aisha did not say anything, but her expression betrayed her.

"Aisha," said Mary guiltily while holding her hand, "I'm your elder sister. From now on, I will be with you. You are not alone anymore." "Hey! You were just born a few minutes earlier than I was." Aisha laughed and the two looked at each other as if they were looking at themselves in the mirror. "Besides, I'm stronger and more powerful than you. Let me protect you."

"How powerful are you?" Mary blinked her eyes blankly and asked with a frown.

"Ordinary people can't beat me," Aisha answered. All of a sudden an idea occurred to her and she asked while smiling evilly, "Is William strong? If I fight with him, he will definitely lose!"

"Really?" Mary laughed at the thought of them brawling. "What do you do anyway? As a girl, you are so good at martial arts."

Aisha's eyes under the sunglasses were evasive. The senses of mission and family affection were fighting against each other. Should she tell Mary the truth?

"Why are you silent?" Mary was stunned at her sudden quietness. She thought she had poked Aisha's sensitive side. "I... It's okay. If you don't want to tell me, just forget it."

Aisha stopped abruptly and looked at Mary in the eye. "Actually, there is nothing I can't say. I'm just afraid that you will be shocked if I tell you who I really am. My identity is very special. Those who know me must keep it confidential."

Hearing her words, Mary became more curious and she looked at her questioningly.

Aisha chuckled. She leaned to Mary, and whispered something.

"Ah!" Mary's mouth fell open. Her eyes widened and she covered her mouth in surprise. "You — "

"Shush!" Aisha blinked mischievously and said, "It's just between you and me. You can't ever tell anyone!"

"Okay!" Still wide-eyed, Mary nodded hard.

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