The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 192

Hearing Leon's name, I quickly intervened. "Lucille, please stop."

"No, I'm going to say it," Lucille shot back, completely unrestrained. "Leon and Selena performed that surgery together. Selena followed his instructions and got attacked by the public. Leon simply stepped up and told the truth. What's wrong with that?"

She threw a pointed look at Ferris, her words laced with accusation. "If you don't want to help, fine. But there's no need to drag Selena's name through the mud."

"What about the Hayes family? How did they act when Ferris had his accident not too long ago?" Vivian fired back instantly. "If you ask me, we're merely returning the favor. You've made your point. Anyone who knew who you were would know you're Ferris's mother-in-law. But to anyone else, it just looks like some unhinged scammer acting up in the Sterling house."

A scammer?

My fists clenched tightly at the insult.

I knew the Sterlings despised me openly, but I never expected Vivian to humiliate Lucille so brutally in front of everyone.

Lucille might have been rash, but she was still my mother.

Taking a deep breath, I grabbed Lucille's hand. "It's late. Let me take you home."

Lucille stared at my grip, then shifted her gaze back to Ferris, speaking helplessly. "Ferris, just say something."

She still wanted a clear answer from him.

But wasn't the Sterling family's stance already obvious enough?

The living room fell eerily quiet in an instant. Everyone's eyes focused on Ferris, waiting for his reply.

He looked at me, then at Lucille, before speaking in an impassive tone. "This is a serious matter. We should wait for the official investigation results from the relevant departments."

It took me another five minutes to drag a defeated Lucille out of the estate.

In the freezing weather, Lucille teetered in her stilettos and glared at me. "Are you stupid? What did I teach you? Would it have killed you to say a few soft words to Ferris? Now look at you. No one is going to help you. Are you happy now?"

After dropping Lucille off, I returned to my apartment and checked the social media updates. The pressure was suffocating.

People were already petitioning The Medical Board to intervene and revoke my medical license.

Some netizens even sent whistleblower letters to medical alliances, suggesting my name be blacklisted entirely.

It was another sleepless night.

That is, until Leon finally called.

"Selena, I got the prescription record," Leon said patiently. "Just as you suspected, it's a neurological stimulant. And the doctor who prescribed it works at the logistics clinic."

The company was supplying its drivers with stimulants. There was definitely something sinister going on.

"And you know what else? I looked up the parent company of Thorne Logistics," Leon sighed heavily. "It belongs to the Thorne Family."