The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 349

Leon truly was an incredible friend. Not only did he care for me, but he was incredibly patient with my family. He knew Silas was being entirely too forward, yet he didn't mind at all and answered his questions with absolute sincerity.

I didn't let it go to my head, though. I knew exactly what kind of 'like' Leon meant. It wasn't romantic; it was strictly platonic.

He viewed me as a dear friend and couldn't stand seeing me hurt or humiliated, so he was doing everything in his power to comfort me and lift my spirits.

"Alright, Silas, let Dr. Lennox get back to work," I intervened, cutting off the interrogation.

Once Leon and I stepped out of the hospital room, I thanked him and immediately apologized. "I'm so sorry, Leon. My uncle has no filter. Please don't take what he said seriously..."

"Why wouldn't I? I actually prefer people who are blunt. I hate playing guessing games," Leon interrupted smoothly. He looked at me, his dark eyes sparkling. "I definitely took his words seriously. What I said back there was the absolute truth."

"What?" I froze.

My heart skipped a beat, then immediately kicked into overdrive. Staring into Leon's shining eyes, I was completely at a loss for words.

Right at that moment, the elevator dinged at the fifth floor. Snapping out of my daze, I practically fled out the doors, sprinting straight for my department like my life depended on it.

I was walking so fast and was so lost in thought that I completely failed to look ahead and crashed straight into someone.

"Selena, are you okay?" Thankfully, it was Amber. She steadied herself and immediately grabbed my arm to keep me from falling, then frowned. "Why is your face so red?"

"Is it? I was just walking really fast," I touched my cheek, noting how hot it felt, but tried to brush it off casually.

"I was about to ask if someone confessed their undying love to you and made you blush like a tomato," Amber joked.

"100% true. Dr. Zeller was practically glowing this morning when she went on rounds with him. Then out of nowhere, she just clocked out and left. Her eyes were completely red when she walked out," Amber stated with absolute certainty.

I stood there frozen for half a minute before forcing a smile. "Maybe it wasn't a fight. Maybe those weren't tears of anger. They could have been tears of joy."

Ferris had spent the entire night with her, sharing their passion. Today, he was strutting around flashing the mark she left on him, signaling to the world that they were official.

The girl was probably just overwhelmed with happiness and moved to tears.

As for her sudden leave of absence? Either she was too exhausted from their intense night together and physically couldn't keep going, or Ferris had told her to take the afternoon off to avoid the shockwaves of their public debut.

Whatever the reason, it just proved how obsessively Ferris cherished and protected her.