The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 852

I could only turn to Ferris for help, praying he could use his resources to keep my friends and family safe. The Sterling family had that kind of power.

Ferris nodded without a second of hesitation. "Don't worry, Selena. I've already made the arrangements. I promise you, nothing like this will ever happen again."

I couldn't bear to see history repeat itself.

Lucille was still lying unconscious in her hospital bed.

Ferris stayed with me while I gave my statement. Officer Sutton was in charge of the case, and after the paperwork was finished, he asked me a question. "Ms. Hayes, do you remember the incident with the homemade meat pies? The ones laced with potassium cyanide?"

"I remember!" I perked up immediately, nodding vigorously.

I locked eyes with Officer Sutton, desperate for answers. "Officer Sutton, did you find out what happened?"

Of course I remembered those poisoned meat pies. If I hadn't been fighting with Lucille that day, I would have eaten them and lost my life.

Officer Sutton nodded, his tone serious. "The suspect confessed. He was the one who poisoned the meat pies. He had been tracking you for a while, looking for an opportunity to take you out. When he couldn't find a clean opening, he decided to target Lucille Lowell instead."

A loud ringing echoed in my head as everything clicked into place.

It was just as I suspected. Lucille hadn't poisoned the food—this maniac had.

Thank God I hadn't eaten it.

But that realization immediately brought up another memory. "Was he the one who followed me into the hospital and tried to attack me outside the on-call room?"

That night in the on-call room, if Ferris hadn't shown up just in time, would the person silently standing on the other side of that door have barged in and hurt me?