The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 386

Zelda's question came out of left field, leaving me momentarily stunned. I was completely caught off guard.

In that brief silence, it suddenly clicked why Zoey had been eyeing me with such intense suspicion and hostility earlier.

She must have been wondering the exact same thing.

Zelda had hit the nail right on the head.

I wasn't going to hide it. "Yeah, I was with Dr. Sterling."

Not only was I with him, but we had just finished tearing the sheets up.

For some sick reason, I desperately wanted to add that last detail.

If Zelda loved gossip so much, I should have served her the mother of all scandals on a silver platter.

The fact that her best friend's beloved boyfriend was not a single man.

And that he happened to be my husband.

When she had called Ferris begging him to pick up Zoey, he had literally just finished taking me to bed.

Ferris was hellbent on keeping me from moving on, terrified that our history would upset his precious favorite. I wanted nothing more than to ruin his perfect little setup!

Why did Ferris get to hold all the power, dragging my dignity and feelings through the mud, while I just had to submit to his every outrageous demand?

But I bit my tongue, letting reason take the wheel, and offered zero elaboration.

My only goal was finalizing The Marital Dissolution Agreement, not entangling myself in a messy love triangle that would drag my name through the mud.

But the next second, Zelda's eyes practically bulged out of her head, brimming with shock before she rapidly fired off her next question. "You were together? What the hell were you doing together that late at night?"

She had forced a smile onto her pale face, her fingers curled tightly into fists. Her wide eyes were glossy, looking incredibly fragile. "Right, Selena?"

I hadn't realized she was in here. The moment I saw her, a bizarre rush of guilt washed over me.

It was completely backwards. Zoey was the interloper, the other woman wedged between me and Ferris. I had every right to be infuriated, yet seeing the unshed tears in her eyes made me feel like the villain, as if I had stolen her happiness.

Maybe it was because I was the one he didn't love.

The unloved woman was always the real interloper.

Seeing her try so desperately to hold herself together, my urge to ruin everything evaporated. I nodded. "Yeah."

"How is that even possible? Port Capital is huge! Why would you run into Dr. Sterling on your day off? Are you seriously telling me you were just talking about work that late at night?" Zelda pushed, completely relentless.