The Hidden Empress Stripping Her Secrets After Divorce novel Chapter 176

The harsh fluorescent lights of the late-night hospital corridor seemed to bleach everything bone-white.

Stephen broke into a cold sweat under Evelyn’s terrifyingly calm stare. He opened his mouth, but his throat felt as if it had been clamped shut. No sound came out.

“I... I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he finally choked out, his voice raspy. “Helena was just being kind. She brought him some chicken soup to build up his strength. Who knew a man his age would suddenly just...”

“Chicken soup?” Evelyn repeated the words, a frigid smirk touching the corner of her mouth. “What kind of chicken soup spikes a serum digoxin concentration to three times the lethal limit?”

She took a slow step forward, dropping her voice lower. “Stephen, do you think I don’t understand medicine, or do you just think I'm too stupid to find out?”

Stephen stumbled backward, his pale face turning a sickly shade of gray. Flashes of yesterday afternoon slammed into his mind.

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Yesterday afternoon, at the Sullivan Estate.

Stephen had been in the middle of a board meeting when his phone buzzed. It was a push notification for a global live stream—the opening ceremony for that rebuilding project in Africa. He was about to swipe it away when a familiar profile caught his eye.

That silhouette, that aura of absolute composure...

He tapped the stream and watched as the tribal elder unveiled the statue, calling her "The Rose Angel." He listened to the awe-struck speeches detailing the legendary "Dr. Rose" who had saved countless lives.

Stephen’s hands had started to shake.

Dr. Rose? The woman hailed as a medical prodigy globally and worshipped as a savior in Africa—was his daughter, Evelyn?

His mind had immediately started spinning. If this was true... if Evelyn really commanded that level of international influence... think of the massive benefits Sullivan Holdings could reap! Global partnerships, government grants, limitless prestige...

He had wanted to laugh out loud. The daughter he had written off, the one he had simply used as a bargaining chip for marriage, was hiding an empire of influence!

Just then, the estate butler had called. “Sir, the master wants you back at the house immediately. He says it’s urgent.”

Stephen had frowned, but he drove straight to the estate. On the way, he phoned his wife, Helena, telling her to meet him there. “The old man probably wants to talk about Evelyn. You should be there to hear this.”

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