The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 628

Under the dim, warm light of the entryway, the man's deep-set brow and high-bridged nose were beautifully illuminated. Behind his silver-rimmed glasses, his striking eyes rippled with genuine, luminous joy.

He was staring at me with intense focus.

Snapping out of my painful grievance, a sudden surge of panic gripped my heart.

"I-I came back... No, I'm not staying here. I just came to grab some stuff. I still had a few things left behind that I needed to pick up..." I rambled incoherently.

Even though I didn't understand why Ferris was smiling so happily, I absolutely needed to clarify my intentions.

I hadn't "come home" like he assumed. I was purely here to retrieve my belongings and had just bumped into him by total coincidence.

But before I could even finish my sentence, the expression on Ferris's face shifted. His relaxed, joyful brow slowly knit together, and the radiant smile on his face chilled. "You came for your things? You're... still leaving?"

"Yeah, I just came to pack up my stuff, not to stay. I moved out a long time ago. You knew that—I've been living at the apartment." His reaction only spiked my anxiety, making my explanation sound even more rushed.

Why did he suddenly frown and look so dark?

He should have known I moved out. He had literally cornered me at the apartment twice. Why was he looking at me with such accusing, resentful eyes, as if I had committed some heinous crime?

Ferris's dark gaze shifted from my face down to the canvas bag in my hand. In the shadowy lighting, his eyes were inscrutable. I couldn't read his exact emotions, but I could clearly feel his mood plummeting further.

Wait, did he think...

"These are just my personal items." I immediately lifted the canvas bag and opened it to show him. "I didn't take anything else. If you're worried, you can check."