The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 564

Zoey was doing this on purpose.

She was deliberately testing Ferris.

Rather than gossiping with him about whether I'd pick Leon or Caspian, she was trying to gauge his reaction to me.

She still didn't trust Ferris, forever paranoid that there was some lingering romantic entanglement between us.

But why bother? Everyone knew how Ferris felt about her, just as they all knew how cold he was toward me. Wasn't she certain enough of his absolute devotion?

Perhaps, after the trauma of that kidnapping incident, her mindset had drastically shifted. Things she used to be confident about now required constant validation.

I clenched my fingers, forcing down the surge of frustration rising in my throat. Whatever...

But the next moment, Ferris's deep, quiet voice drifted over. "Dr. Hayes, are you here to check on the recovery of your wrists as well?"

Ferris ignored Zoey's question entirely, instead asking something entirely unrelated to the current topic.

"...Yes," I replied instinctively, a bit caught off guard.

Then it dawned on me. The reason Ferris and Zoey were here was to have her wrists examined too, which explained why we had bumped into each other.

Ferris really was incredibly attentive to Zoey. Not only was he constantly by her side, taking care of her every need, but he had even personally accompanied her to this checkup. No wonder I had noticed an extra requisition form on Dr. Xavier's desk earlier.

That form must have been prepared for Zoey, likely arranged by Ferris himself.