The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 548

I stopped dead in my tracks, staring at Caspian in utter confusion.

He smoothly pulled out his phone, woke up the screen, and turned it toward me.

It was our text thread. The last message was from a week ago, and he had never replied.

Yet here he was, smiling at me, a brilliant, teasing light dancing in his eyes. "I have the receipts right here, Selena. You clearly said you were going to treat me to a thank-you dinner. Are you seriously trying to ghost me now?"

"Of course not! A promise is a promise. Where do you want to go? It's on me," I quickly recovered, laughing as I agreed.

Honestly, even if he hadn't pulled out the textual evidence, I still would have gladly bought him dinner. He had helped me immensely. What he did in the OR today alone was worth a massive celebration.

Besides, my evening was wide open. Originally, I was planning to head back to Eden Gardens to pack up the last of my belongings and move them to my new apartment.

But after everything that happened today, those boxes could wait. Treating Caspian to dinner was definitely the priority.

Caspian didn't hesitate for a second. "Let's go to The Cloud Pavilion."

It was the exclusive private restaurant I had been to a couple of times before. The food was phenomenal. I hadn't realized Caspian was a fan of the place, too. I quickly pulled up Loretta's contact on my phone and reserved a private room, then followed Caspian down to the parking garage.

As we were leaving, I couldn't shake the distinct feeling that someone was watching me. But when I glanced over my shoulder, the garage was empty.

By the time we arrived at The Cloud Pavilion, Loretta already had our room prepped. I slid the menu over to Caspian, but he just smiled confidently. "Let's go off-menu tonight. Loretta, can you make it happen?"