The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 563

The other was a good friend who shared my professional wavelength, someone I worked with seamlessly, and who had patiently guided me time and time again.

Both were good friends. I cared about them both, yet they were absolute rivals who couldn't stand being in the same room without going at each other's throats.

No matter who I chose, the other would be hurt. Caught under the weight of their intense, unwavering stares, I realized this was the hardest multiple-choice question I had ever faced in my entire life.

For a moment, I had no idea how to handle the situation. All I could do was look up at the fourth person in the room, still sitting behind his desk.

Dr. Xavier had clearly read the room. Pretending not to notice my desperate, pleading look, he quickly grabbed a medical journal from the corner of his desk, holding it up to his face and feigning deep concentration, acting as if he was blind to everything else.

I pursed my lips. Fine, I wouldn't drag Dr. Xavier into this mess.

To him, they were both colleagues. Siding with one meant offending the other. Besides, this had nothing to do with him in the first place, and there was absolutely no reason for him to get involved. It was better for me to clean up my own mess.

Pressing my lips together, I took a deep breath and spoke softly. "Dr. Lennox, Dr. Cross, please stop arguing. How about this? You two wait here, and I'll go do the checkup by myself. I'll be right back as soon as I'm done."

If I couldn't pick either of them, then picking neither was the only viable solution.

But the moment the words left my mouth, both of my wrists were squeezed tight as two massive forces pulled at me from opposite directions.

Two voices rang out in unison: "No way!"

Caspian and Leon stood on either side of me, each holding one of my hands in a vice grip, neither willing to let me go.

The situation was even more dire than before. Earlier, I had merely been caught in the middle. Now, I was literally being subjected to a tug-of-war.