The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 505

She wasn't on my side at all. She was just terrified that if she pushed me too far, I wouldn't go negotiate those settlement terms with Vivian.

I kept my mouth shut, but then I caught her muttering under her breath, "Well, our Selena has better options now anyway. Even without the Sterling family, she'll never be short of admirers."

My brow furrowed once again.

But before I could call her out, Lucille grabbed a thermos and stood up. "Get some rest, honey. I'm going to grab some water."

She had definitely changed her strategy. Before, she would either nag me softly or relentlessly bulldoze me. Now, she was just avoiding the conflict entirely.

I watched her hurry out of the room and let out a heavy sigh. This was my fault. I never should have brought Caspian to visit Silas. Or at the very least, I should have made him leave immediately afterward. If I had, Lucille would never have bumped into him, and she wouldn't be harboring these ridiculous delusions.

Her "better option" was obviously Caspian. She must have done some digging on him and decided he was my post-divorce safety net.

But Lucille was delusional. We had spent the last three years being treated like trash by the Sterlings. Caspian's family held the exact same elite status. What made her think a family like that would ever accept me?

It was completely impossible.

I drifted back to sleep, and when I woke up the next morning, the police were waiting to take my statement.

I told them everything as honestly as I could. When we were done, the officer offered me a sympathetic smile. "Thank you. We have all the details we need for now. Get some rest, and we'll keep you updated as the investigation progresses."