The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 393

Now, she was coming all the way out here and explicitly forbidding me from telling Ferris. It wasn't hard to connect the dots: Vivian and Counselor Winston had drafted this new agreement behind Ferris's back.

She wanted to force my signature before Ferris could see it.

In other words, she had gone rogue to change the terms and needed to lock me down first.

"Whether he knows or not, you must sign it. Consider this a warning—don't try playing any games with him. This divorce is happening," Vivian said sharply. "Don't forget what you and your mother pulled to get into this family. Even if Ferris goes soft, the Sterling family will never tolerate a scheming woman like you!"

My suspicion was spot on. She had swapped the agreement on her own.

Her words were biting, but I couldn't care less. I was long used to her venom.

She didn't need to worry about tolerating me—I was thoroughly disgusted by this marriage. I was even more desperate to escape that cold, suffocating household than she was to throw me out.

"Rest assured, Mrs. Sterling, I give you my word. I will not seek out Ferris, and I am absolutely committed to this divorce. That will never change," I replied firmly. "I'll text you the address right now. I'll be waiting."

Without giving her a chance to respond, I hung up and immediately sent her a location pin.

The moment the message delivered, an inexplicable sense of relief washed over me, mingling with a faint spark of anticipation.

Divorce had been my goal for a long time, delayed only by endless complications.

Ferris's previous supplementary clause had been a tyrannical trap. I thought I was stuck in an unsolvable nightmare, but Vivian's interference had just handed me a way out.

A door clicked open.

But it wasn't the door in front of me.

I immediately lowered my card, instinctively turning toward the sound.

In the next second, a powerful arm wrapped around my waist from behind, yanking me backward with terrifying force.

It happened so fast I didn't even have time to scream before I was dragged into the adjacent room.

The space was pitch black. The door slammed shut behind me with a heavy, sickening thud.