The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 358

Since the moment he walked through the door, Ferris's expression had remained as cool and detached as always.

Even when he heard my mother hurl the word 'adultery' at him, he didn't fly off the handle like Vivian. He simply arched an eyebrow.

As he stared at her now, his dark eyes were perfectly calm and composed, showing not a single trace of panic.

"You really live up to your reputation as 'The Scalpel', don't you? As steady under fire as you are in the operating room," my mother scoffed, her gaze sliding down his face to settle pointedly on his collar. She let out a contemptuous snort. "But it seems your memory is a bit faulty. Have you forgotten what's right there on your neck?"

I was honestly amazed. How could Ferris stand there, wearing a hickey from his beloved, and casually question my mother like he was entirely innocent?

After calling him out, she didn't miss the chance to drag Vivian into it. "Take a good look, Vivian! The evidence of your son's infidelity is practically stamped on him. Don't act like I'm making false accusations! My innocent daughter joined your family, pouring her heart into caring for her husband and respecting you, and this is how you treat her? Don't you think she deserves some compensation for this?"

My mother was incredibly adaptable. When she had needed to curry favor with the Sterling family, she had been a master at biting her tongue and forcing a smile. Now that she had hard evidence and was demanding a payout, she was fierce, demanding, and overflowing with righteous anger.

I tried to stop her, but she clamped a hand onto my arm, pulling me behind her defensively, like a mother wolf protecting her pup.

Vivian, previously livid and disgusted, followed my mother's gaze. She froze for a second before her brows furrowed defensively. "What kind of evidence is that? It's just a scratch. It's probably just a mosquito bite."

I was completely blindsided by his sudden shift in focus.

When his eyes locked onto mine, I froze, but a second later, I understood precisely what he was doing.

Ferris was silently signaling for me to bail him out.

The only way to save him was to take credit for the bite mark on his neck. If I did that, my mother would have no reason to fight, and the entire situation would be diffused.