The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 381

I stared at their arms pressed intimately together, a sharp pang hitting my chest before I quickly looked away.

"Driving Leon's Private SUV is nothing. Leon even kept Dr. Hayes's breakfast warm, terrified the cold food might upset her stomach," Dr. Julian Zephyr drawled slowly from behind us.

Julian wasn't usually a man of many words, and he always spoke at a leisurely pace, but his timing was always impeccably calculated.

The moment he spoke, everyone's attention snapped toward us.

Zelda Ziegler was the first to chime in. "Dr. Lennox is so thoughtful! He even noticed that Selena has been having stomach issues lately. They say courting a woman takes boldness and attention to detail, and he's totally nailing it!"

"Zelda, you've got it wrong," Zoey Zeller suddenly interrupted.

She smiled brightly at me and Leon, raising her voice for all to hear. "You should be praising him for being the perfect boyfriend, because Selena and Dr. Lennox are already together."

"What? Dr. Lennox already won her over?" Zelda looked shocked, her tone wildly exaggerated.

But the subtle exchange of glances between her and Zoey didn't escape my notice. I knew Zelda had been drinking with Zoey last night; Zoey had likely fed her this little piece of gossip then.

Zelda's shock right now was entirely an act.

The surprise from the others, however, was genuine.

Amber looked at me, utterly floored. "Is this true, Selena?"

The head nurse looked thrilled. "Is that so? Leon finally got the girl? Good for him!"

Leon frowned, ignoring the barrage of questions as he secretly shot me a glance.

"See? I wasn't lying. Selena and Dr. Lennox are totally together." Zoey beamed, her sugary voice sweet as she held her hand out to me, half-joking and half-serious. "So, when are you and Dr. Lennox buying us all drinks to celebrate?"

She was laughing happily, but I could clearly see the man standing right behind her. Ferris looked absolutely murderous.

His lips were pressed into a tight line, his jaw tense. His grim stare cut into me like a jagged blade.

It was more than displeasure; it was a silent threat.

Ferris was warning me not to admit to a single word of it.

He refused to let me be with Leon, refusing to let me become a lingering complication in his future with Zoey.