The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 277

Obsessed with money? The Sterling estate? Lucille?

I processed Ferris's explosive words, completely dumbfounded.

No wonder she had been gone so long checking on Maxwell. She had actually marched straight to the Sterling estate.

But what was that about being obsessed with money?

I didn't dare waste another second. I gave the head nurse a few quick instructions and sprinted down to the parking garage as Ferris had demanded.

He was already waiting for me in his car.

I jumped in, slammed the door, and buckled my seatbelt. The engine roared instantly as Ferris slammed his foot on the gas and tore out of the garage.

Because I had rushed in so blindly, it took me a moment to realize I was sitting in the passenger seat. I looked up and saw a bright pink label staring back at me from the dashboard. It proudly proclaimed: The 'Princess' Passenger Label.

I didn't need to guess who put that there.

And here I was, accidentally trespassing on the princess's throne.

I felt like I was sitting on a bed of nails.

The man beside me maintained a terrifying, icy silence ever since I got in, ignoring me completely. We rode the entire way in a heavy, unspoken standoff.

In the past, I would have desperately searched for a way to break the ice and start a conversation. But now, faced with Ferris's sheer apathy, I chose to stay silent.

"Outsiders might not know about the marriage alliance between the Sterlings and the Hayes, but you certainly do, don't you?" Lucille said, unhurried and steady. "Since we're family, shouldn't we resolve things through civilized discussion? Yet the second Selena requested a new attending physician, the Sterlings froze Sabrina's bank accounts and banished Maxwell to a standard ward. Is that how family treats each other?"

"And what about you?" Vivian snapped. "Knowing full well that Ferris was the attending physician, you still stubbornly swapped him out. Don't you think that's a bit ungrateful?"

"Speaking of ungrateful," Lucille countered, slamming the teacup onto its saucer with a sharp clink. "Maxwell is the undisputed savior of the Sterling family, yet you just banished him to a standard ward. So tell me, who exactly is the treacherous one here?"

Vivian was so stunned she couldn't speak, her face turning an ugly shade of green. She glared murderously at Lucille before snapping her attention to Ferris. "Ferris, say something!"

Ferris looked from his mother to Lucille, his voice infuriatingly calm. "The tuition and the care center expenses were agreed upon previously. Everything will remain as it was. I'll call the facility shortly."

Vivian's eyes widened in utter disbelief. "Ferris, you're coddling them too much! If you ask me—"