The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 694

Ferris's voice was very soft. By the time he reached the end, he sounded strained, as if he couldn't bear to say another word.

But those words crashed against my ears like roaring thunder, leaving my mind entirely blank.

So that was it.

It was actually like that.

Maxwell taking the knife for Ferris really had been premeditated. And his scheme wasn't just to cling to the wealthy Sterling family, but also to stop Ferris from looking into his pharmaceutical company.

In a daze, I recalled that in the period leading up to the stabbing, Maxwell rarely came home. Whenever he did, he was always frowning. He and Lucille argued constantly back then, and looking back, the arguments seemed to revolve around his company going bankrupt.

After Maxwell's accident, even though the company continued to struggle, the immediate crisis had miraculously vanished.

It turned out Maxwell had used this twisted method to solve his problems.

Ferris had genuinely been grateful for Maxwell saving his life. That gratitude wasn't just evident in him defying his parents' objections to marry me; it was also clear in his daily care for Maxwell.

During our first year of marriage, Ferris constantly visited the Greenwood Care Center to see Maxwell, paying close attention to both his physical and mental well-being.

Given all of that, I could perfectly understand how Ferris must have felt upon discovering that the entire thing was a conspiracy.

What was worse, Sabrina's conversation with her friend had dragged me right into the middle of that very scheme.

He must have thought I was an active participant in it.

"Selena, stop thinking about it. Let's not dwell on this anymore. It's in the past. It doesn't matter now." I hadn't even noticed when Ferris pulled me into his arms.