The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 417

He had said earlier that he hadn't eaten dinner yet and wanted to eat with me. What were we going to do now?

Guilt washed over me, and I felt even more embarrassed. "Dr. Cross..."

"I lied to you earlier. I'm actually already full from dinner, I just wanted to keep you company while you ate," Caspian chimed in with a smile, cutting off my apology.

His smile was dangerously attractive. When he narrowed his foxy eyes, it created an intoxicating allure. The bright red tracksuit he was wearing only accentuated his features, giving him a breathtaking, arresting kind of beauty.

His gaze was entirely fixed on my face, making my heart skip a beat. I really wanted to tell him to stop flashing that smile at people so carelessly.

"You've already eaten?" Amber interrupted. "So you didn't just come here to bring Selena food, you came specifically to keep her company while she ate? You're so good to her, Dr. Cross!"

She emphasized that last sentence heavily. This girl was doing it on purpose.

I turned and shot her a glare. "Dr. Cross is just a nice person. He's friendly and cares about his colleagues."

He wasn't treating me nicely on purpose.

Caspian had a girlfriend. His concern for me was purely platonic, and I didn't want anyone getting the wrong idea.

"Okay, okay, okay." Amber caught my look and immediately nodded, keeping her mouth shut.

After we finished eating, Amber took the initiative to clear the table, grabbing the trash on her way out. "I'll take this garbage downstairs."

"You can just call room service," I tried to stop her.

My heart rate skyrocketed.

I wasn't unfamiliar with Caspian. We had spent a lot of time together at academic conferences in the past, but we had never crossed the boundary of normal personal space.

But right now, he was so close. So close that I could smell his faint cologne, clearly trace the elegant lines of his features, and see the soft shadows his long eyelashes cast on his pale skin under the light.

He wasn't looking at me, seemingly entirely focused on gauging my temperature. His serious expression made my heart race even faster.

"Yeah, it's not that high anymore. You're starting to sweat, so you don't need any more medicine." A moment later, just as I was about to lose my mind over my pounding heart, Caspian finally pulled his hand away.

He shifted his gaze to me, one eyebrow cocked slightly. "Although, Dr. Hayes, why is your face suddenly so red?"