The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 283

Three pairs of eyes met in the air.

I saw a flicker of surprise flash across Ferris's usually unflappable gaze when he noticed the man standing behind me. But it was only a fleeting moment before his eyes darkened into sheer mockery.

Leon hadn't expected to run into Ferris here either. He stepped forward. "Ferris, is that you? What are you doing here?"

Ferris didn't answer immediately. His icy gaze landed on my face once again. "Shouldn't you be asking Dr. Hayes that question?"

Leon looked even more confused. "Did you come for Maxwell's arrangements too?"

Ferris remained silent, but an invisible, suffocating pressure radiated from him.

Sensing the tension, Mr. Fletcher wiped his forehead, hastily stepped forward, and shook Ferris's hand. "Dr. Sterling, you should have given us a heads-up! We almost neglected to greet you properly."

Ferris briefly shook his hand. His gaze swept past my face as he said casually, "From the looks of it, my arrival seems a bit redundant."

"Not at all," Mr. Fletcher forced a smile that looked worse than a grimace. He sneaked a glance at Leon before explaining, "You arrived at the perfect time, Dr. Sterling."

"Did I?" Ferris drawled lazily, a hint of displeasure woven into his tone. "I doubt that."

Leon caught the strange hostility in his voice and chuckled. "Looks like I guessed right. You're here for Maxwell too."

Ferris shot him a cold glare. "Didn't Dr. Hayes tell you?"

It was spoken with pure, arrogant condescension. Whether intentional or not, Ferris's words completely choked Leon's momentum.

To be fair, the three of us running into each other here was quite the unbelievable coincidence.

Turning back to the director, Leon said patiently, "You heard that, right, Mr. Fletcher? Mr. Hayes is a hero. That level of bravery is incredibly rare. When my grandfather founded this care center, he made it a rule to offer the highest standard of care to individuals who have made such selfless contributions to society."

Mr. Fletcher looked from Leon to Ferris, wiped his sweating forehead again, and hurriedly agreed. "Yes, yes, of course... Dr. Lennox makes an excellent point."

"You should have told me sooner, Ferris," Leon smiled warmly at the other man. "I had no idea you and Dr. Hayes shared such a deep connection!"

Ferris's expression darkened. He stared at me quietly for a moment before replying, "There are a lot of things you don't know."

His tone dripped with biting sarcasm.

Mr. Fletcher picked up on the hostility and immediately smoothed things over. "Well, since everyone is here, why don't we head up and take a look at the top-floor suite?"

Finally, the tense topic was dropped.