The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 594

Did Ferris regret it?

Did he want to start over with me?

When Lucille voiced that hypothesis, a tiny, foolish sliver of hope actually sprouted in my heart, but reality violently crushed it before it could even take root.

A self-deprecating smirk touched my lips as I gave a mocking laugh. "Stop dreaming. You heard it yourself. The phone call that sent him rushing out the door was from Zoey."

Ferris had spoken with such heartfelt sincerity in front of us. He refused Sabrina, insisted on me, declared he wanted to join the race to be my boyfriend, and claimed he had liked me for a long time.

But the second Zoey called, he dropped the act and bolted to her rescue.

Under these circumstances, saying Ferris regretted it and wanted to start over?

If that wasn't a pipe dream, what was?

Lucille was thoroughly silenced by my words. She opened her mouth a few times, but ultimately closed it, turning around and slamming her front door shut.

Just as the door clicked into place, I heard her muttered curse. "That bastard. All he does is make empty promises. He's completely useless."

He really was a bastard.

Ferris was a complete jerk. He always managed to pop up right when I was on the verge of letting go, doing something inexplicable to mess with my emotions, only to swiftly vanish from my world again, leaving me completely unmoored in the chaos.

But this time, I refused to let it unravel me. A person who had completely lost hope wouldn't harbor expectations for him anymore.

Leaving their neighborhood, I didn't hail a cab. I walked slowly down the street by myself. The night sky was shrouded in dark fog, completely devoid of stars, and the moon was trapped behind thick clouds, letting out only a faint, blurry sliver of light.