The Hidden Empress Stripping Her Secrets After Divorce novel Chapter 157

[Where are all those gossip accounts that said she only knew how to arrange flowers and rely on her family money? Come out and say something now! Look at what she's actually doing!]

[This is what it means to be truly beautiful inside and out, and insanely capable... is Christian Lancaster blind? Throwing away a pearl like her for someone like Lyra Langford?]

[Lyra isn't even fit to tie her shoes! One relies on scandals and a baby to get attention, the other is saving lives in Africa and getting statues built for her. They are worlds apart!]

[Am I the only one who noticed the crazy handsome guy in the front row? Looks like Sebastian Thorne from Thorne Corp? He's there too?]

[The way Mr. Thorne is looking at Dr. Sullivan... there's definitely something there.]

[No matter how you look at it, Evelyn deserves the best! I used to pity her, but now I think Christian is the one who didn't deserve her!]

[She is a national treasure! It's insane how badly she was slandered back home...]

[I'm a fan now! This is the kind of star we should be idolizing!]

Relief over what? Relief that Christian didn't deserve her? Relief that he was sitting right here, witnessing her dazzling brilliance in person? Or relief that... all those filthy schemes and rumors ultimately couldn't hide a true star?

He didn't dare think too deeply about it.

"Mr. Thorne," Lance's voice broke through again, this time with a more pointed warning. He pulled the phone away slightly, gesturing for Sebastian to focus on the live event. "The cameras might pan back over here at any moment." As his executive assistant, Lance had to ensure his boss maintained his public image, especially during an official broadcast with international eyes on them. If the camera had zoomed in on his boss's momentary lapse and people over-analyzed it...