The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 510

Lucille's furious, shrill scream echoed through the hospital room.

"Vivian, what the hell is the meaning of this?" She jabbed her bare finger so close it nearly grazed Vivian's nose. "My daughter was kidnapped because of your toxic family! She was severely injured, and your idea of a settlement is a Marital Dissolution Agreement?"

She was right. The document that Lucille had hurled at Vivian—the one now scattered across the linoleum—was the Marital Dissolution Agreement.

The pages littered the floor like fallen leaves caught in a winter draft.

I crouched down and began gathering them up, page by page.

"She isn't the one who was severely injured. She looks perfectly fine to me. I don't see a single scratch on her." Vivian had managed to keep her regal composure until she was hit with the papers. Her face twisted into an ugly sneer, her voice turning venomous. "What, were you planning to open your greedy maw and rip a massive chunk of flesh out of the Sterlings? You really never change, Lucille. You'll always be a pathetic gold digger."

"Me, a gold digger? I only demand what we are rightfully owed!" Lucille exploded, her eyes wide with rage. She grabbed my wrist and aggressively shoved it into Vivian's face. "Look at Selena's wrists! They're still purple! She has nerve damage that hasn't healed yet! You really need to get your prescription checked if you're this blind!"

The angrier she got, the harder her fingers dug into my bruised wrist. I winced in pain, a soft groan slipping past my lips.

But Lucille didn't even notice. She just kept screaming. "She literally dragged herself out of a living hell! She wakes up screaming from nightmares every single night! She was already skinny, and now she's practically skin and bones! You can count her ribs! After completely destroying her, you don't think you owe her a massive settlement?"

"The settlement is right there!" Vivian barked, her voice thick with fury. "That is exactly what your daughter asked for! This is what she demanded!"

"Bullshit!" Lucille completely lost it, cursing her out.

"Mom, she's telling the truth. It's what I asked for," I said softly, the searing pain in my wrist making my voice shake. "Let go of me, you're hurting me."