The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 717

I should have pushed him away, but I had no strength left. The sheer terror of Julia's attack had stripped my defenses, and before I knew it, my arms were wrapped tightly around his neck, clinging to him like a lifeline.

"She brought that on herself! In case you didn't know, she hired the very men who kidnapped and assaulted her! She tried to destroy my wife, but the karma rebounded onto her. She got exactly what she deserved!" Ferris turned back, shooting daggers at Julia.

Julia froze, her face slack with disbelief.

Ferris's predatory gaze narrowed. "And for the record, the one who sent Zoey to prison wasn't my wife—it was me. If you want revenge, you should be coming after me. But I suppose it makes perfect sense that Zoey ended up so twisted, considering she was raised by a completely delusional lunatic like you."

"You? You put Zoey away? How... how could you be so cruel?" Julia's shock escalated into horror.

I figured she must absolutely despise Ferris right now. After all, he was the reason Zoey turned to crime, and he was the one who personally secured her conviction.

She should be realizing that Ferris was the architect of her misery.

Yet, a second later, I watched Julia shake her head slowly and vehemently. "No... I can't blame you. You were simply bewitched by that vixen. It's all Selena's fault. If it weren't for her, you never would have turned out like this."

Oh. She couldn't bring herself to blame her precious 'son-in-law,' so she conveniently dumped all the blame back onto me.

It was my seduction that caused Ferris to ruthlessly abandon Zoey.

Her mental gymnastics were truly astounding.

But I had zero energy left to argue. It didn't matter anymore.

Then, a sudden spike of adrenaline hit me as Julia painfully scrambled to her feet and reached into her pocket.

The hallway light caught the metal, flashing a blinding glare straight into my eyes.