The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 597

"Family is a weakness, but they are also your armor. You finally have a piece of real armor, and you're just going to destroy it with your own hands?"

"What if Ferris finds out? A family like the Sterlings would never allow their bloodline to be left out in the cold."

"Then hide the baby. Hide them away so he never finds out."

"Can you really hide it? Let alone the Sterling family's influence, you and Ferris literally work at the same hospital. How are you going to hide a growing belly from him? And considering how deeply he cares for Zoey, if he finds out this baby exists, do you honestly think he'd let it be born? Think about Zoey's temperament..."

"Zoey already hates me. She's paranoid and obsessed with my connection to Ferris. If she finds out about the baby, she'll completely lose her mind. So why don't I just find a fake dad for the baby and pull the wool over their eyes?"

"Who are you going to use as the fake dad? Caspian? Leon? Do you think either of them would voluntarily play stepdad to your ex-husband's kid? Even if they agreed, do you think their families would allow it? They are billionaire heirs, not billionaire idiots."

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The two voices battled relentlessly, neither willing to yield, pushing me to the brink of a mental breakdown. There was no reasoning with either of them.

I eventually fell into a fitful, exhausted sleep, without reaching any sort of conclusion.

When I woke up, the sun was already shining brightly outside. Panic seized me. I rushed through my morning routine and bolted toward the hospital like a madwoman, making it to the department with barely a minute to spare.

"Selena, did you run a marathon on your way here? You're completely drenched in sweat," Amber said, handing me a tissue and teasing me.

"I woke up late," I muttered softly, taking the tissue.