Love Contract

Chapter 328 Extra Story Plaything (Part One)

"Thank you, Mr. Feng, but I'll have to decline your invitation. I'm sorry," Barry said in a cold tone. "Selah is my date tonight. Besides, didn't you come with a beauty?"

"Could we exchange dancing partners?" Mr. Feng was persistent. Even his female companion gave Barry a seductive look.

"I'm sorry, I only want to dance with Selah tonight." Barry grabbed Selah's hand and turned to leave. "Let’s go."

"Okay," Selah nodded meekly and stayed close to Barry. It was a pleasant and unusual feeling for her to be protected.

"Humph!" Mr. Feng snorted behind them.

Barry steered Selah away from him and walked her over to the dance floor. "Dance with me."

"What?"

"Dance with me! Or would you rather dance with Mr. Feng?" Barry reached a hand out to her.

"Of course not!" Selah quickly shook her head and placed her delicate hand into Barry's.

Barry wrapped an arm around Selah's waist, and his touch sent shivers down her spine.

"It's best to stay away from people like him," Barry said. "Artists in my company don't need to sell their bodies in exchange for something. Jamie knows that too. If you encounter a problem like that in the future, just let him know and he'll take care of it for you."

'No need to sell my body?'

Selah's cheerful mood was immediately dampened by Barry's words. She recalled that night years ago when Jerry betrayed her and sent her to a big boss' bed in Los Angeles. Barry was a wonderful man, and she didn't deserve him. After everything she had gone through, she felt filthy and worthless.

"What's wrong?" Barry noticed the change in her mood and asked, "Are you worried about something?"

"No, I'm fine," Selah said. She tried to force a smile on her face to reassure him, but she couldn't look him in the eyes.

"Ah!"

As they were talking, they suddenly heard a woman's blood-curdling scream.

"Mary?" Barry stopped dancing and looked in the direction of the scream. He immediately sensed that something was wrong and rushed over to the sound.

"Mr. Gu..." Selah called out to him but stopped herself. Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

As she stared at his receding figure, she suddenly felt no need to call him. Out of curiosity, she followed after him.

Selah was huddled with the crowd and craned her neck to see what was going on. She was shocked to see two Maries in the middle of the dance floor. They were dressed the same and looked identical. If she was alone, she would have thought she was dreaming.

The crowd was in a frenzy and discussed amongst themselves with matching looks of shock on their faces.

All of Mary's friends bolted upstairs and left the company's managers to preside over the situation.

Selah's eyes zoomed in on Barry. How could he leave her alone like this?

The situation quickly sorted itself out, because all the attendees were rich and powerful. No matter how curious they were, they wouldn't go out of their way to get to the bottom of it.

Selah wandered around the hall and waited for Barry to come out. If he came out, he would come to her, wouldn't he? Yes, he would!

"Miss Shen, what are you doing all alone?" She suddenly heard Mr. Feng's voice from behind her as she ate some appetizers. She swallowed her food in one gulp, and quickly turned around to face him.

"Hi, Mr. Feng!" Selah greeted politely.

"Why isn't Mr. Gu with you?" Mr. Feng took a step forward with a predatory smile on his face.

Selah instinctively took a step back. She stepped behind the table to separate them and said, "He... He's in the bathroom. He'll be back soon!"

"Is that so?" Mr. Feng didn’t believe a word she said. "How come I saw Mr. Gu go upstairs just now? Did he leave you behind? What a shame!"

"He didn't leave me behind," Selah said in a low voice. She didn't sound convincing even to herself.

"Don't be afraid. I don't bite! I find you so beautiful. Miss Shen, will you grant me a wish?" Mr. Feng held Selah's hand as he spoke and whispered in her ear, "Give me one night with you. I promise I'll get you a leading role!"

"Please let go of me!" Selah looked at the crowd around her and didn't dare to cause a scene.

"Miss Shen, you don't have to be so shy."

'Shy? Damn you!'

Selah cursed him in her head. Her brows furrowed at him and she kicked his shin with her high heel.

She was good at kicking people!

"Ah! You..." Mr. Feng doubled over in pain and was about to berate her when he realized that this wasn't the right place to do so.

When Selah saw the terrifying look in his eyes, she quickly ran away from him.

Mr. Feng squinted his eyes and stood back up. He began to chase after Selah.

She ran out of the hotel in a hurry. She frantically rummaged through her bag and pulled out her phone to call Barry.

"What are you doing? Calling for help?" Mr. Feng's mocking tone came from close behind her.

Selah took a step away from him in fear. "Why are you following me? Go away!"

"Did you think you could just leave after kicking me?" Mr. Feng snorted, "You're shameless! Do you want to do things the hard way? You bitch!"

"Stop! Get away from me!" Selah knew that she couldn't afford to offend the man in front of her, so she decided to use Barry as an excuse. "If you do anything to me, Barry... Barry will make you pay!"

"Everyone knows that Barry is in love with Mary Lu. Who do you think you are? You're just an unknown actress!" Mr. Feng continued to approach Selah. "You're just a plaything to him! Do you think he cares about you?"

A plaything!

Selah was hurt by his words. She was lost in thought for a moment when he suddenly attacked her. He threw himself on Selah and pinned her body against his.

"Don't struggle, sweetheart!" Mr. Feng held her tightly in his arms and moved closer to kiss her.

"Let me go!" Selah closed her eyes tightly and struggled desperately to free herself from him.

Mr. Feng's vile smell was inches away from her face. Just as she braced herself for the worst, the weight on her body was suddenly lifted.

"Bang!"

Selah opened her eyes hesitantly and saw Barry punch Mr. Feng in the face.

Barry's face was livid when he grabbed Mr. Feng's collar and punched him again. "Do you have a death wish? If you do, your wish is my command!"

"Mr. Gu! Mr. Gu please calm down!" Mr. Feng begged.

Barry rolled up his sleeves and roughly let go of Mr. Feng with a disgusted look on his face.

Selah quickly grabbed her bag and hid behind Barry with tears in her eyes. She couldn't decide if she did that out of fear, or because she trusted Barry to protect her.

"You've trampled on enough artists!" Barry warned, "Stay away from my artists! Otherwise, GM will gladly take over your company that's about to go bankrupt because of your incompetence!"

"Please don't! Mr. Gu, I'm sorry! It's my fault! I'm leaving now! I'm leaving, okay?" Mr. Feng continued to apologize as he stepped back to leave. When he got far enough, he turned and ran as if his life depended on it.

"Swoosh..."

Barry paced back and forth with his hands on his hips. His body was still trembling with anger and adrenaline. "Did he do something to you?"

"No," Selah answered in a low voice.

Barry frowned when he saw the disturbed look on her face. "Why are you out here running alone? Huh? Why didn't you follow me when I left just now? You gave him a chance to attack you!"

”1..." Selah didn't know what to say.

"Forget it. Let's go back." Barry didn't have the patience to listen to her anymore. He waved his hand, strode forward, and walked to the parking lot.