The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 547

"Oh, come on. It's not that big of a deal. Are you seriously going to cry? You really are a little rabbit, Selena. Not only do your cheeks turn pink, but your eyes do too." Caspian furrowed his brow, intentionally adopting a nasally tone to tease me as he reached out and playfully ruffled my hair. "How are you this cute?"

His teasing completely shattered my momentary vulnerability. The tears that had been threatening to spill over immediately retreated.

I ducked away from his hand, my cheeks instantly heating up again.

I had never been the bubbly, adorable type. In fact, I was the exact opposite—I had always been quiet, reserved, and forced to grow up far too fast. In my entire life, Caspian was only the second person to ever call me cute.

Looking up into his laughing, affectionate eyes, my heart suddenly sank, followed by a sharp, suffocating ache.

The first person...

"Dr. Cross, Dr. Yates is waiting for you in the department," a passing nurse called out, interrupting the moment before I could spiral any further.

I instantly shoved my emotions into a box and hurried back to the office with him.

"I genuinely didn't expect to drag you into a high-stakes OR on your very first afternoon. You really saved the day, Dr. Cross," Dr. Yates said, shaking his hand with profound gratitude.

Standing beside her, Lawrence forced a stiff laugh. "My apologies. My stomach completely betrayed me at the worst possible moment. Thank you for stepping up to cover my shift, Dr. Cross."

"Yes, it was certainly a very convenient time for your stomach to act up, Mr. Logan." Caspian smiled pleasantly at Lawrence, though his narrowed, predatory gaze held absolutely zero warmth. "However, I strongly suggest you get a better handle on your health moving forward. It would be a tragedy if your stomach acted up during another critical emergency. Toying with a patient's life is not a trivial matter."

Caspian's words were laced with heavy implication. Lawrence's forced smile instantly froze, and the air in the room turned suffocatingly awkward.