The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 64

The chaotic dinner concluded with Leon needing two days off to recover from his burns.

And Ferris, after thoroughly berating me, left the hospital with Zoey in tow.

He didn't come home that night, either.

Weighed down by everything, I tossed and turned, completely unable to sleep. In my hazy state, I heard a commotion in the living room. I got up to check and practically jumped out of my skin.

Two maintenance men in uniform were standing on the balcony, wrestling a massive decorative bamboo plant while muttering about sunlight and angles.

I rubbed my eyes, making sure I wasn't hallucinating. Just as I was about to demand an explanation, Lucille appeared, panting heavily.

She scanned the apartment cautiously before whispering, "Is my son-in-law not home?"

"Night shift," I lied smoothly, not even blinking. "He's swamped."

Lucille didn't respond immediately. She ushered the maintenance men out, closed the door, and turned back to me. "Your husband seems to be working a lot of overtime lately."

Her tone was dripping with suspicion.

I was in no mood for her games. I cut straight to the chase. "So what's the deal with the giant bamboo?"

I stared at her in utter disbelief. "Are you seriously telling me that even if I catch him cheating, I'm supposed to just swallow my pride and endure it?"

"I'm telling you to look at the bigger picture!" Lucille argued, trying to justify her twisted logic. "Look at what happened last night. The only reason Ferris lost his temper was because we invited his colleague behind his back and didn't include him! He was just jealous. After all, he was the one who gave us the VIP membership to that restaurant. Anyone would have been annoyed!"

VIP membership? From Ferris?

I gaped at her, totally confused. "Isn't that the restaurant you always go to?"

Lucille awkwardly avoided my gaze and mumbled, "Well, yes, I go there a lot. But they specialize in Classic Continental Cuisine, which is Vivian's favorite. Whenever the Sterling family hosts a banquet, they hire the head chef from there to cater. That's how we got the VIP hookup."