The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 544

Caspian's strikingly handsome face was mere inches from mine. I was completely trapped in the dark, intense depths of his gaze—a gaze swirling with a magnetic, undeniable emotion.

It was gentle, yet fiercely direct.

I felt entirely out of my depth. My cheeks were practically on fire, burning so hot I could almost hear the rush of blood in my ears. My mind flatlined. It took me several seconds to finally stammer out a response. "Dr... Dr. Cross, stop joking around. I'm not nearly that important."

I tried my hardest to act like I was in on the joke, but my voice came out dry and breathless, completely giving away my frantic panic.

Caspian refused to let me off the hook. The corner of his mouth ticked upward into a devastating smile. "Who said I was joking?"

That completely silenced me. I had absolutely no idea how to respond to the searing heat building in his eyes.

Just as the tips of my ears began to burn and the awkwardness peaked to an agonizing degree, Caspian suddenly broke the tension with his signature lazy smirk. He reached out and lightly pinched my earlobe. "You're so cute, Dr. Hayes. Whenever you blush, you look exactly like a little rabbit."

Flustered and thoroughly embarrassed, I swatted his hand away. I knew he was just messing with me.

But deep down, a heavy weight lifted off my chest. Thank God he was joking. Otherwise, the psychological pressure would have been completely suffocating.

If Caspian had genuinely upended his career and transferred to Capital General solely for me, the burden of that gesture would have been entirely too much to bear.

I couldn't handle that kind of weight. And I didn't want to.