The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 609

In the end, they brought me back to my place first. I waved goodbye to them both. "I'm heading in. Drive safe."

"Goodnight, Selena," Caspian called out, waving back.

Leon, who had been glaring daggers at Caspian, softened his expression instantly when he looked at me. "Text me when you're inside."

"Text me too!" Caspian immediately chimed in.

Leon whipped his head around, shooting him a death glare. I quickly jumped in to manage the chaos. "Will do. Both of you get some rest."

But as I turned to walk away, their bickering instantly fired up again.

"What are you always hovering around Dr. Hayes for, Caspian? Don't you have a precious little 'sister' to take care of?"

"I hang out with whoever I like. It's a free country. And since when did you become the morality police, Leon? You're stepping out of line. Instead of worrying about me, you should probably figure out what to do about Bianca. The Whitlock family isn't exactly a pushover. If your family wants to break the engagement, it's going to cost you."

"Mind your own business! Even if it costs us, it's my family's problem. What's it to you?"

"I'm just looking out for you. Breaking off an engagement isn't exactly a walk in the park, is it?"

"Shut up! I don't need your advice!"

...

Listening to their banter, something clicked in my mind.

Did this mean Leon was actually breaking off his arrangement with Bianca?

But just as Caspian said, the Whitlock family was a major powerhouse. They cared deeply about their reputation. The two families had recently arranged meetings and hinted at an engagement. If Leon suddenly pulled the plug, the Whitlock family's pride would be damaged, and they would absolutely demand brutal compensation. It wasn't going to be a clean break.

Leon had to be dealing with an immense amount of pressure behind the scenes.

Yet he hadn't breathed a single word of it to me, nor had he ever claimed he was breaking off the engagement for my sake. The unspoken weight of it all made my chest tighten.