The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 650

It was true.

I had never breathed a word of this to anyone.

People might have known about my background, but the secret investigation I was conducting was entirely off the grid.

Not even my mother, Lucille Lowell, knew a thing.

After moving into the Hayes Residence, I kept to myself. The trauma I endured at fifteen only drove me further into my shell, leaving me with zero close friends to confide in.

I was used to flying solo, handling my own messes without asking for help.

And with something this critical, I couldn't risk sharing it. It was a secret that had to stay buried.

Even when I tipped off Julian Zane to investigate the Thorne Family's shipments at Mistwood Bay, I never once revealed my true motives to him.

So how in the world did Ferris Sterling find out?

At that moment, shock wasn't the only thing coursing through my veins—it was a suffocating wave of panic, laced with pure dread.

Did I leave a paper trail? Did I slip up somewhere?

If Ferris could dig this up, what stopped the Thorne Family from doing the same?

A red light glowed in the distance, and the car rolled to a smooth stop. Ferris finally turned his head to look at me. Outside, the night was dark, pierced only by the faint glow of streetlights, but inside the cabin, the dashboard cast a warm, ambient light over his soft, steady gaze.

"Selena, don't be scared," he murmured, reaching over to gently stroke my hair. "I'm the only one who knows. I've already set up firewalls to cover your tracks. No one else will find out."

He actually knew exactly what I was panicking about.