The Secret Heiress's Unexpected Contract Marriage

of fluorescent lights. Cassie Garner had just finished a grueling four-hour surgery and returned to her office, rolling her

I won't be able to make it to dinner.

cratch, and wait for him to celebrate. She even had a massive surprise prepared for him-she had pulled countless strings, leveraged old connect

ocial engagements and endless meetings. She was used to it. That was why she hadn't even mentioned to him that

, her face pale with urgency. "Dr. Garner! We just got an emergency patient in the ER. Acu

, grabbing her stethoscope. She followed the nurse out, asking briskly, "Hav

oiding eye contact. "Um, according to the paramedi

op-tier surgeon with extensive experience, she had seen her fair share of similar cases. It

mergency room, a furious, booming male vo

he doctor?! Why isn'

e pain! Are you people goi

tting through the crowd of rushing medical staff, and landed squar

Baldwin

er that he was swamped with work and co

anxiety as he stared down at the young wom

ng ringing filling her ears as the sterile sme

e nurse announced, snappi

lad in a white coat and a surgical mask. Seeing her frozen in place, he roared, "What are you stand

o gentle and patient with her was now twisted into a vicious

her mask. She didn't rush forward to scream, cry, or demand an explanation. She simply turned to the head nurse and issued a co

Cassie's. But he quickly dismissed the thought. Cassie worked at the main Columbia University Medical Center; there was no way

ove the operatin

mping, locating the bleeding point, suturing. Her movements were mechanical, flawless, and utterly devoid

he surgery was a

oors swung open, she saw Baldwin leap up from the waiting room bench. He rushed to the side of the bed,

re safe now. I'm right h

zing glare, turned on her heel, and

With numb fingers, she tore the pages down the middle, again and again, until it wa

er street clothes, and hailed a cab back to the apart