The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 733

My frantically pounding heart instantly settled back into its rightful place.

I grabbed the doorknob, my sweaty palm almost slipping, but managed to yank the door open.

Standing there was Ferris, a smile playing on his lips. "Honey, we really have a telepathic connection. I didn't even knock, and you knew I was here, as if you were waiting right behind the door... Oof."

I didn't wait for him to finish. Ignoring everything else, I threw myself at him and wrapped my arms tightly around him.

It wasn't until he let out a muffled groan that I realized I'd pressed against his wound.

That brought me back to reality. What was Ferris doing outside my on-call room? He was supposed to be resting in his hospital bed in the inpatient ward.

"What is wrong with you? Why aren't you staying in your room? Did the nurses lose track of you? Hold on, I'm calling the nurses' station right now to have them drag you back," I scolded, frowning at his stubbornness. I spun around to head back inside to use the landline.

Ferris followed me in, kicking the door shut behind him. Just as I reached for the receiver, he wrapped his arms around me from behind. "Honey, are you scared?"

"Scared?" My fingers tightened around the phone.

My body went rigid as the memory of that suffocating silence and the faint breathing outside the door rushed back.

"Your heartbeat is erratic, you were pale as a ghost when you hugged me, and your palms are sweaty." He rested his chin on the top of my head, his voice gentle but analytical. "Did something frightening just happen?"

His observational skills were terrifyingly sharp. In just a few seconds, he had picked up on all my tells.