The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 292

The efficiency was incredibly high.

Lucille had heard the news from Leon.

"It seems Ferris still has some sense of decency when it comes to major matters," Lucille said earnestly, clinging to this decision like her last lifeline. "I just hope he can save Silas this time."

Leon, however, expressed his doubts about Ferris agreeing to the surgery. "Ferris has always been a man of his word. How did you manage to convince him, Selena?"

Truthfully, I hadn't expected Ferris to agree so readily either. I figured my speech about his professional pride must have struck a chord.

"Did he... make things difficult for you?" Leon asked nervously when I remained silent.

I shook my head. "Dr. Sterling is just a loyal person. He couldn't bear to watch Silas suffer."

"Is that right." Leon remained skeptical.

I couldn't exactly tell him I had made a deal with Ferris, so I quickly found an excuse to deflect. "We all have to attend the afternoon meeting. Should we head back and prepare?"

Only then did Leon drop the subject.

At half-past two, Amber and I were walking toward the conference room with the files in hand. As luck would have it, we bumped right into Zoey and Zelda.

Zelda threw me a side-eye and sneered, "Dr. Hayes is truly amazing. She forcibly shoved a patient no one else wanted onto Director Sterling. Staking out downstairs in the middle of the night—such immense sincerity!"

I guessed Zoey had told Zelda about me waiting for Ferris downstairs last night.

My goal was to beg Ferris to save Silas, so I didn't care what Zelda said about me.

At that moment, Zoey chimed in from the side. "Zelda, you shouldn't say that. Selena was just trying to save Mr. Lowell. She even stood in the freezing rain until she passed out just to wait for Ferris. I wonder if she's feeling better now?"

Fainting in the freezing cold was a fact, but coming from Zoey's mouth, it sounded completely theatrical.

As expected, right after she finished speaking, Zelda immediately followed up. "Dr. Hayes always looks so strong and healthy. It's quite a talent to just pass out on command like that."

"What do you mean by that, Nurse Ziegler?" Amber couldn't stand listening anymore and snapped angrily. "How can you accuse someone of passing out on command? Who talks like that?"

Right in front of everyone.

After hearing this summary, Ferris walked over with a darkened face. The sunlight from the side window fell on his features, but his gaze was as sharp and cold as an ice-forged blade, slicing through the morning light.

I was just about to explain when Ferris spoke concisely, "Apologize."

His tone left no room for argument.

He didn't even ask what had actually happened. Or perhaps, the truth didn't matter.

All that mattered was that his precious sweetheart had shed tears in front of him, and his heart ached for her.

A suffocating wave of despair washed over me. I bit the inside of my cheek to keep from crying out, clenching my fists so tightly that my knuckles turned white. The stethoscope around my neck trembled slightly against my collarbone.

I knew he favored her, but I hadn't expected him to take her side so blindly based on a few scattered words.

"I said," the man's voice repeated in my ear when I didn't respond, "apologize to her."