The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 552

Ferris's gaze was bottomless, but I could feel a visceral wave of fury radiating from those dark depths.

It was fury directed entirely at me.

Because he had previously warned me off, explicitly demanding I cut all ties with Leon or Caspian to prevent me from somehow interfering with his future marriage to Zoey.

Yet I hadn't followed his orders, and now Caspian had openly thrown the word 'date' in his face. Of course he was furious.

"That's right, a date. I'm currently pursuing Dr. Hayes, and this is our very first date." Caspian acted as if he were completely blind to the mounting rage in Ferris's eyes. He maintained his charming, breezy smile. "I never expected Dr. Sterling to be the witness to our first outing."

There were three people standing in the doorway, but Caspian deliberately singled out Ferris as the 'witness.' The provocation couldn't have been more obvious.

The fury in Ferris's eyes exploded. The air in the room practically frosted over as the warmth of the private suite collided with the icy hostility rolling off him. The space grew heavy with the suffocating scent of gunpowder.

My heart tightened involuntarily, and I instinctively took a step forward. "Director Sterling, are you here for dinner too? Did you walk into the wrong room? Should I get a waiter for you?"

"Ferris, I'm hungry. I want to eat," Zoey suddenly spoke up, her hand gripping Ferris's arm.

She rested her head lightly against his shoulder, looking up at him with incredibly fragile eyes. Her voice was weak. "Let's go."

Ferris immediately pulled his gaze away from me, letting it settle softly on Zoey's face. After a brief silence, he agreed. "...Let's go."

The suffocating tension evaporated in an instant. The immense rage that had been radiating off him vanished the second Zoey spoke.

He just gave me one last, fleeting glance before turning around and walking away with Zoey.