The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 629

The two of us were now crammed into the entryway.

It wasn't actually a small space, but my panicked step back had plastered me against the wall. Ferris's aggressive step forward had effectively trapped me in a suffocatingly tight corner.

I was instantly enveloped by his crisp, familiar pine scent.

"What are you doing, Ferris?" I grew even more frantic.

Looking up, I met his gaze and noticed the faint, crimson flush edging his eyes, which instantly confirmed my suspicions.

He was spiraling into his manipulative routine again. He was going to grab onto me, refuse to let go, claim everything he did was for my sake, and beg me to wait for him so we could finally be together.

Then, the moment my back was turned, he would effortlessly ignore me to obsess over his precious darling again.

"Selena, don't leave, please? Do you really not want your husband anymore? I put her away. We have one less threat now..." He lowered his head, the redness in his eyes spreading and casting an undeniable look of exhaustion and vulnerability across his face.

His voice was low and raspy, his words dragging out with a rough texture that genuinely made him sound heartbroken and pitiful.

But it didn't move me.

Even if he wasn't tired of playing this exact same routine, I was sick of watching it!

"Are you done acting?" I cut him off sharply, gripping the canvas bag full of my belongings like a shield between us.

I tilted my chin up, glaring at his reddened eyes with icy, defensive hostility, my voice dripping with disdain and mockery. "What's the next step, Ferris? Are you going to forcefully hold me, kiss me, force some physical intimacy, and then feed me fake promises? Tell me it was all for me, beg me to wait for you, and promise we can finally be together?"

"Do you really think Selena is so stupid that you can use the exact same trick on her endlessly?"