The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 576

I hadn't expected Ferris to eavesdrop on my entire conversation with Amber, nor did I think he would reprimand her so viciously.

I had just wanted to defend Amber, but I ended up caught in his crosshairs. His tone was brutal. His words felt physical, like a handful of gravel flung directly at my face.

I stood there, the polite smile on my face cracking at the edges.

Ferris was practically accusing me of treating my job like a dating pool, dragging Leon and Caspian into my own personal romance drama.

He couldn't see that I had scrubbed into surgery while injured. He couldn't see that I was working myself to the point of collapse. This was the only thing he saw.

But then again, that was exactly how Ferris had always treated me. Right now, he was completely blind to anything but my flaws.

"Director Sterling, you can't talk to Selena like that. I'm the one who did all that stuff, it has nothing to do with her. Besides, there's no rule against colleagues dating..." Amber, who usually cowed in Ferris's presence, suddenly found her spine.

She had always been impulsive and brutally honest. When she dug her heels in, she was dangerously prone to offending the wrong people.

"Amber, that's enough," I warned, yanking on her sleeve to cut her off. I turned back to Ferris. "Director Sterling is right. The hospital isn't the place for personal relationships. I will be mindful of my reputation and focus entirely on my work. You have my word."