The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 776

What was he apologizing for out of nowhere?

My panic deepened into utter bewilderment. "Sit down and talk to me. Don't be so formal, we're friends."

Besides, I genuinely couldn't recall a single instance where Leon had ever wronged me.

Leon slowly sank back into his chair. "When you were hospitalized before, the soup I brought you... my mother didn't make it. She doesn't even know how to cook. She purposely bought takeout from a restaurant, put it in a thermos, and lied about making it herself. She did it to humiliate you, to crush any foolish dreams you might have had about joining the Lennox family."

Realization washed over me, and I let out a massive sigh of relief. "That's nothing. Please don't worry about it. I never cared about that in the first place."

The truth was, I had absolutely no desire to marry into his family. Leon and I had only ever been platonic friends.

Furthermore, I entirely understood Mrs. Lennox's protective instincts.

Putting myself in her shoes, if I saw a girl openly fraternizing with my son's friend, I wouldn't want my son bringing her home either.

Not to mention, the Lennox family possessed unimaginable wealth and status. My background was entirely inadequate for their social circle.

Mrs. Lennox simply couldn't control Leon, and since she didn't want a direct confrontation with me, she resorted to underhanded tactics to force me to back off.

It was completely justifiable from her perspective.

"But I care! I had a massive screaming match with her when I found out. She was furious. She tried to force me into an engagement with Bianca Whitlock, even leaking the news to the press to trap me," Leon ranted, his face flushing with fresh indignation as his brows furrowed in anger.