The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 856

"She only acted out because she's terrified for her mother. She's young and impulsive, which is why she lashed out. You already kicked her, and she knows she crossed a line. Just leave it at that."

Truthfully, I wasn't just trying to protect Sabrina; I was looking out for Ferris, too.

If he genuinely injured her, Sabrina definitely wouldn't let the matter drop without a fight.

Ferris stayed close by my side as we walked over to the doorway. Sabrina had managed to scramble up from the floor. Clutching her stomach with one hand and leaning heavily against the doorframe with the other, she was deathly pale. Yet, her furious glare hadn't softened in the slightest. "Why did you have to provoke the Thorne family, Selena?!"

"Because Theodore Thorne murdered my biological parents. I saw it happen with my own eyes. I have to get justice for them," I stated, keeping my tone perfectly steady.

Sabrina glared daggers at me, her teeth grinding together. "Get justice for your biological parents by getting my parents killed?! Regardless of anything else, my parents raised you for over a decade! Do you hate them so much that you want to see them dead?!"

Every excuse I had prepared died instantly in my throat.

I stared blankly at Sabrina's rage-contorted face, suddenly overcome by an intense wave of exhaustion.

What she said was the absolute truth. If I had never crossed Theodore, Lucille would never have ended up in the ICU.

Even though I never wanted to see Lucille get hurt, my actions had directly placed her in the crosshairs.

"I'm sorry," I finally whispered.

"That is enough, Sabrina!" Ferris's icy voice cut through the tension. "Yes, Lucille was hurt because of Selena, but the police have already caught the bastard who did it. We threw every medical resource we had at Lucille, and she is out of the woods now.

"And don't you dare try to emotionally blackmail her with how your parents 'raised' her. Sure, they raised her, but they also weaponized her, using her as a bargaining chip to secure lucrative deals for the Hayes family.