The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 329

Although this was similar to the Curtis Chambers incident, there was a key difference.

Curtis had acted out of pure jealousy over Ferris's favoritism toward Zoey. He had lashed out in anger, and only posted the rumors about me later as a smokescreen to throw off suspicion.

But this time, it felt like someone was intentionally playing me against Zoey and Ferris so they could reap the benefits of our mutual destruction.

I had realized this shortly after the incident happened, and I already had a prime suspect in mind.

That was why I kept telling Amber that the person vandalizing my locker and cursing me out wasn't Zoey.

Zelda's face turned completely ashen. The usually boisterous woman was suddenly dead silent.

A thick silence descended over the room, broken only by Ferris's unnervingly calm voice. "You've been at the hospital for a few years now. Even as a temp, you've always worked diligently. In my memory, you were a quiet worker, never the type to stir up internal conflict. Furthermore, ruining my career brings absolutely zero tangible benefit to you. So tell me, who put you up to this?"

Reporting Ferris, getting him suspended, and ruining his career—the one person who stood to benefit the most from that was...

"That's right, Whitney. Who promised you a reward for doing this?" With Ferris backing me up, I felt a surge of courage and pressed her further.

Whitney looked increasingly terrified and conflicted. She stared directly at Zelda, her fingers twisting her uniform hem so hard her knuckles turned white. Massive beads of sweat rolled down her pale, plump cheeks as her thick lips trembled. "It... it was..."

"Director Sterling, you just arrived, so you missed the context. Whitney already confessed. She admitted she acted out of jealousy because Dr. Hayes and Dr. Zeller are beautiful, capable, and instantly became department favorites. To sum it up, this is just a case of girls being jealous of each other. The case is closed," Dr. Hudson interjected smoothly.

Every time she brought up Ferris, my mind couldn't help but flash back to his grand entrance at the meeting room and the words he had spoken in my defense.

And more importantly, the subtle hostility and explosive tension buried beneath the polite exchange of glances between him and Dr. Hudson.

I finally started to understand why Ferris had reacted so violently when I insisted on making Dr. Hudson Silas's primary attending physician.

Had I accidentally made a terrible mistake?

Was there actually a massive misunderstanding between Ferris and me?