The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 490

Like sudden raindrops shattering the surface of a pond, the fragile calm I had managed to maintain was instantly blown apart, sending frantic, chaotic ripples through my chest.

The confession startled me so badly I fumbled the phone. It slipped from my grip and clattered loudly onto my keyboard.

Making things infinitely worse, Amber leaned over, her eyes sparkling with pure, unadulterated gossip. "Ooh, Selena! Who's trying to pursue you now? How could you hide something this huge from me?"

"No one. No one's pursuing me. Quit messing around, Amber." I desperately tried to steady my racing pulse, slapping my hand over the phone to mute it.

Amber gave me a wicked grin. "I heard it loud and clear, Selena. Someone just confessed to you. And that voice sounded awfully familiar. Let me guess... Dr. Cross, right?"

This girl was a menace. Her hearing was terrifyingly sharp, and nothing got past her.

I doubled down on the denial. "You heard wrong..."

"My boyfriend says my ears are sharp enough for the CIA. I definitely didn't mishear. That was absolutely Dr. Cross." Amber leaned her weight against my shoulder, lowering her voice to a conspiratorial whisper. "So? Was I right or was I right? I told you last time, he is totally into you!"

I couldn't form a coherent sentence. My mind was completely short-circuiting.

Why would Caspian suddenly confess out of nowhere? We had barely known each other for any length of time. I could count the number of times we'd met on one hand. Why would he suddenly want to date me?

Beside my ear, Amber kept giggling. "Oh, this is going to be good. My good friend and my absolute idol are going to fight over you! This is so stressful for me. If they both ask for my help, who do I back? Dr. Lennox or Dr. Cross? Come on, Selena, give me a hint. Who are you leaning toward?"

She was pretending to be torn, but she was entirely just fishing to see who I liked more.