The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 474

I grew increasingly restless, but just then, I heard Caspian's low, gentle voice. "My mother and Sylvia are sworn sisters. Tiffany is just my little sister, not my girlfriend. Now that she's awake, what she needs most is rest and Sylvia, not me. And the person I want to see most right now is you, Dr. Hayes."

Caspian didn't just have a devastatingly handsome face; he also had a smooth, velvet voice. Speaking softly by my ear like that, he sounded exactly like a lover whispering sweet nothings.

My heart felt like a calm lake disturbed by a sudden drizzle, ripples spreading out one after another.

He seemed to have seen right through my earlier thoughts, deliberately explaining his relationship with Tiffany to me.

In reality, he didn't need to explain anything. I was just an outsider with no right to question his personal life, but not only did he explain it, he even added that last line.

He said the person he wanted to see most right now was me.

I turned to look at him in surprise, only to see him offering me a faint smile. His inherently seductive fox eyes were now quiet and profound, entirely stripped of his usual teasing demeanor, revealing a rare and striking sincerity.

My heartbeat grew erratic once more. Caspian's words were far too flirtatious, and I didn't quite know how to handle them.

Actually, Caspian hadn't expected me to respond. He smoothly shifted the conversation, glancing at Leon through the rearview mirror with an amused smile. "Speaking of which, aren't you busy going on dates with Bianca Whitlock these days, Leon? Do you even have spare time to keep Dr. Hayes company?"

As soon as those words fell, the air in the car instantly went ice-cold.

I knew about Leon's arranged dates. I had even found a lipstick in his car last time; it turned out the owner's last name was Whitlock.

"So you're getting engaged, Dr. Lennox. Let me be the first to congratulate you. I hope I get an invite to the wedding." I immediately offered Leon a bright, thoroughly sincere smile.

At the same time, I secretly rejoiced that I had cleared the air with Leon earlier, confirming we were just friends. I was also incredibly thankful that Lucille had stopped Silas from running his mouth in the hospital room, otherwise, things would have been infinitely more complicated.

I had never once entertained the thought of developing a romantic relationship with Leon, because I had always known with absolute clarity that he and I were from two completely different worlds.

It wasn't just Leon.

Ferris and I were from different worlds as well. Back then, I had only managed to marry him through the sheer luck of Maxwell having saved Ferris's life. Throughout our three-year marriage, aside from intimately experiencing Ferris's bone-chilling indifference, I had also learned exactly what it meant to marry out of one's league, what it felt like to swallow broken glass, and what it meant to shatter your teeth and swallow them whole, blood and all.