The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 850

Wasn't Caspian Cross just a pawn and an assassin sent by him? It was only because Caspian grew greedy, wanting to force me to go abroad and stay by his side forever, that he missed the perfect window to kill me.

But I should have expected that even without Caspian, Theodore Thorne would simply send someone else to finish the job.

Thank God I had Ferris by my side. He was protecting me, and the Sterling family had my back, likely shielding me from countless assassination attempts already.

Since Theodore couldn't get to me, he turned his sights on the people I cared about.

That was why Lucille was hurt—because of me.

"The police have their results," Ferris said softly, holding me close. "The suspect posed as a plumber to get inside. He attacked Lucille when she wasn't looking and fled the scene. Based on the investigation, the attacker is a male, around six feet tall, and heavily built."

Tears instantly spilled down my cheeks. I buried my face in his chest, choking on my sobs. "It's my fault. I dragged her into this. She didn't have to go through any of this. It's all my fault."

If it weren't for me, Lucille would have been perfectly fine. She was collateral damage.

Not long ago, I had tipped off Officer West and helped the police arrest Lady Thorne. That only made Theodore hate me more, driving him to brutally target the people around me.

If I hadn't argued with Lucille that morning, if Ferris and I had just gone home with her, maybe this wouldn't have happened.

It was all because of me. I had caused this.

Guilt and agony consumed me. I wished I was the one lying in the ICU, bearing all that pain instead of her.

Ferris simply held me tighter, his voice soothing. "Selena, don't think like that. You can't blame yourself for this. We were careless. We didn't protect Lucille well enough. It's on me. I should have known that a snake like Theodore would manipulate people to hurt our loved ones, even from overseas."