The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 357

"Ferris, you're finally back! Hurry up! Bring out the Marital Dissolution Agreement so we can settle this right now, before certain shameless people keep buzzing around us like flies!" The moment Ferris and I walked through the door, Vivian sprang from her seat, shouting frantically.

She was acting completely unhinged. Usually, with her refined upbringing, she would never stoop to such vulgar insults.

The fact that she was spewing them now meant my mother had seriously gotten under her skin. It seemed my mother had the upper hand today.

Sure enough, compared to Vivian's frantic rage, Lucille appeared incredibly calm. She looked more in control than I had ever seen her.

She didn't even have a glass of water in front of her, yet she radiated a relaxed, confident aura. Slowly turning her head to face Vivian, she smiled sweetly. "We can certainly finalize the divorce, I'm all for it. But we need to have a serious discussion about the terms. After all, your son slept with another woman while he was still legally married. That's adultery. Surely you'll need to make some concessions when it comes to dividing the assets."

Slept with another woman.

Adultery.

The moment those words left her mouth, my mind went entirely blank.

My worst fears had come true. She had actually used my slip-up to come storming into the Sterling Estate.

And she was using it as leverage to demand a bigger payout in the divorce settlement.

No wonder Vivian was so furious. The last time she had aggressively confronted me about reporting Ferris, this was the exact reason she gave.

I had vehemently denied it back then, yet here was my mother acting on it today. To Vivian, it must have looked like a massive, deceitful backtrack.

Ferris and I had signed the Prenuptial Agreement, so the divorce wouldn't involve any division of assets anyway. My mother's tactics were entirely pointless.

Besides, I wanted out as quickly as possible. "I agree."

"Selena, are you out of your mind? How can you agree to that? Ferris cheated, so it's only right that we get compensated. The agreement needs to be renegotiated!" Lucille panicked, jumping out of her chair to frantically stop me.

My nails dug so hard into my palms that they ached, and my throat felt impossibly dry. "Mom, there's no need..."

"The divorce agreement hasn't been printed yet," Ferris finally spoke up.

His first sentence was directed at Vivian, but his next question was aimed squarely at my mother. "However, Lucille, what makes you so sure I committed adultery?"