The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 530

The moment I saw Ferris, a self-deprecating smirk tugged at the corner of my mouth.

I had fully expected him to rush over and handle this.

I just didn't expect him to get here quite this fast.

But then again, Julia was his future mother-in-law. When his mother-in-law was in trouble, of course the dutiful son-in-law had to race over to save the day.

The second Ferris appeared, Julia looked as if she had seen her savior. Her tear-filled eyes lit up, and she practically threw herself at him, wailing, "You're finally here, Ferris! They're ganging up on me! They want to fine me and lock me up in jail..."

"Julia, please, don't cry," Ferris murmured, holding her arms gently. His voice was brimming with tenderness and reassurance.

That tenderness pierced right through my chest.

Ferris really did love everything associated with Zoey. Because he loved her, he could extend that same gentle patience to her mother.

When we were together, things had never been like this.

In the beginning, when Maxwell insisted I marry into the Sterling family, none of them approved. Not only did they object, but the entire family looked down on the Hayes family because of it. Even after I married Ferris, no one in his family ever gave me a shred of respect.

My mother-in-law constantly made snide, passive-aggressive remarks about Lucille right in front of me. Ferris would sit right there and never say a word to stop her. In fact, his own attitude toward Lucille had always been superficial courtesy masking deep-seated coldness and defensiveness. He had never once shown her the kind of gentle comfort he was currently offering Julia.

Ferris turned his head to look at Leon and me. A sharp, icy glint flashed through his dark eyes. Then, his thick brows furrowed, and a chilling frost seemed to settle in his gaze, cold enough to freeze me solid.