The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 470

I completely hadn't expected Lucille to bring Ferris here of all places.

Even though Ferris had dragged her to the registry center this morning, he had stormed off the second things went south. Lucille had come back to the hospital with me.

I thought she had finally seen through Ferris's manipulative tactics and wouldn't entertain him anymore.

So why on earth did she bring him straight to Uncle Silas's room? What was she trying to pull?

"Silas, you're just getting ahead of yourself. Selena's situation is nowhere near that stage yet. Let's not talk about this today. You must be tired from playing on your phone, right? Get some rest, we'll talk later." Lucille stepped in, snatching the phone right out of Uncle Silas's hands. She then turned a polite, smiling face to Leon, whose cheeks were still flushed with excitement. "Leon, thank you so much for keeping Selena's uncle company today. But don't you have things to take care of?"

It was a polite, thinly veiled eviction notice.

Lucille's intention was painfully obvious: she had private family business to handle, and she wanted Leon out of the room.

At that, the icy, murderous aura radiating from Ferris receded significantly, and his pitch-black expression began to soften.

Leon had always possessed high emotional intelligence. He caught the hint instantly and stood up, though his eyes lingered on me. He smiled warmly. "Yes, I actually do have something important to handle. Dr. Hayes, you haven't had lunch yet either, right? Can we go grab a bite together?"

"I..." I hesitated, unsure if I should accept his lifeline.

Honestly, I desperately wanted to say yes. I didn't want to spend another second in the same room as Ferris, and I needed an excuse to bolt from the ward.

But after the agonizingly awkward scene that just played out with Uncle Silas and Leon, I had zero idea how to face Leon alone.

Just as I thought.

Ferris had looked murderous when he walked in because he had overheard Uncle Silas trying to lock in a relationship between Leon and me. He was terrified that if we made it official, it would ruin his plans for his precious darling.

But now, seeing that nothing was finalized between Leon and me, he was practically buzzing with excitement. He still thought he had a chance to get exactly what he wanted.

I wasn't about to give him the satisfaction. I furrowed my brow. "I just remembered I have another patient's vitals to check. I'll be back down later. Mom, call me if there are any changes."

"Selena, wait, don't go just yet. Hey..." Lucille tried to grab my arm.

But I had already spun on my heel and walked out the door. As I brushed past Ferris, I caught a crystal-clear glimpse of the heavy, suffocating disappointment crashing down in his eyes.