The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 328

I never expected Ferris to show up at the meeting room right at this moment.

And I certainly didn't expect him to speak up in my defense.

He stood in the doorway, his long black overcoat making his tall frame look even more imposing. Dressed in a crisp white shirt and a black tie, he exuded a sharp, competent aura—ruthless and decisive, as always.

Yet, inexplicably, his presence brought a profound sense of security.

I stared at him, momentarily dazed.

The last time I saw him was late last night by the street. We had argued in his car before he aggressively slammed on the gas, abandoning his own wife alone on the curb in the dead of night.

I still clearly remembered the bone-chilling cold from that encounter. Yet, here he was, completely ignoring the fact that I had supposedly wronged his darling Zoey, and instead, standing united with me to confront Zelda.

Was this really happening?

Ferris's calm gaze swept briefly over my face before he strode into the room.

"Ferris." The moment Zoey saw him, a radiant smile bloomed on her face. She called out to him with honeyed sweetness, though she quickly caught herself, biting her lip to feign a look of sorrow and victimization.

Zelda's eyes darted away nervously the moment she saw him, though she quickly scrambled to recover. "I just can't stand seeing them frame Dr. Zeller. You know how it is, Dr. Sterling. Some people just can't stand seeing Dr. Zeller succeed, so they target her over and over again."

She meant me.

"It's true that some people can't stand seeing her succeed, but that person isn't Dr. Hayes." Ferris shot a brief glance at the teary-eyed Zoey, but to my utter shock, he didn't rush over to comfort her like he had yesterday. Instead, he immediately shifted his sharp gaze to Zelda, his tone unyielding.

It was real. Ferris was actually defending me.

A tiny, inexplicable spark of warmth flickered in my chest.

The HR representative stood up to greet him while announcing to the room, "The investigation into the corruption claims against Director Sterling has also concluded. The committee confirms that all recruitment processes were conducted fairly and transparently. As an interviewer, Director Sterling demonstrated zero misconduct. The committee has officially cleared him of all abuse-of-power allegations. The official notice will be published shortly."

That was fantastic news.

The head nurse shot her a look. "Our Leon's eyesight is perfectly fine too."

"Right, right, right! Dr. Lennox has always had great vision. And now Director Sterling has finally regained his sight," Amber giggled secretly.

Had he really regained his sight?

I wasn't so sure. I'd have to wait and see.

I kept my eyes on Ferris as he stopped directly in front of the trembling Neurosurgery nurse. "Whitney, who ordered you to report me and steal the surgical dye to paint slurs on Dr. Hayes's locker?" he demanded, his voice low and dangerous.

Ferris also believed Whitney was taking orders.

He and I were entirely on the same page.

We were standing shoulder-to-shoulder on the frontline, both convinced there was a puppet master pulling the strings, and that we had to drag them out into the light.