The Hidden Empress Stripping Her Secrets After Divorce novel Chapter 214

It had been exactly a month ago at Metropolitan General.

The memory was crystal clear. His grandfather had suffered a sudden heart attack and was rushed to the ER. The situation was so critical that the hospital administration couldn't even guarantee the success of the surgery.

Sebastian remembered standing outside the ICU, looking at his grandfather hooked up to countless tubes, experiencing absolute powerlessness for the first time in his life.

Then Dr. Sterling brought someone over.

"Mr. Thorne, this is the special specialist we invited, Dr. Sullivan," Dr. Sterling had introduced her.

She wore scrubs and a surgical mask, leaving only her eyes visible. But those eyes—they were calm, sharp, yet filled with a reassuring steadiness.

"Dr. Sullivan, how critical is my grandfather's condition?" he had asked.

She had been blunt. "Extremely critical. Eighty-three years old, extensive anterior myocardial infarction, cardiogenic shock, and unstable blood pressure even with ECMO support. The surgical risk is astronomical, but without it, there is almost no chance of survival."

No comforting platitudes. No sugarcoating. Just the cold, hard facts.

Sebastian signed the consent forms.

He waited outside for six agonizing hours. Every minute felt like torture.

When the operating room doors finally opened, she walked out. She pulled off her mask, revealing a tired face, but her eyes were still clear.

"The surgery was a success," she said. "But he is not out of the woods yet. He needs close monitoring for at least 72 hours."

He had wanted to ask for her full name, but she simply stated, "I'm a doctor. I just did my job."

Then she turned and walked toward the ICU, leaving him with a straight, exhausted silhouette.

He only found out later that she was the mysterious "Dr. Rose" of the international medical community. And from that point on, he had consciously and unconsciously started keeping tabs on her—learning that she had married Christian Lancaster three years ago, that her life in the Lancaster family was miserable, and that she was currently planning a divorce.

---

Back in the living room of the estate, his grandfather stared at the TV screen and suddenly asked, "Sebastian, you seem a bit different since you got back."

But the old man's next sentence darkened his face immediately.

"Then again," his grandfather rubbed his chin, studying Sebastian's face, "with a personality like yours, who would like you? You don't speak nicely, and you walk around looking like you just stepped out of a freezer. You look at everyone like they owe you millions of dollars. What girl could stand that?"

Sebastian had no response.

"Look at Dr. Rose on TV," his grandfather pointed at the screen again—even though the scene had changed, he was still reminiscing. "What a wonderful girl. Brilliant medical skills, a kind heart, and she's gorgeous. If she could be my granddaughter-in-law, I'd wake up laughing from my dreams."

Sebastian's mouth twitched.

The old man shot him a glance and suddenly got excited. "Hey, what if... what if she actually became your wife?"

"You're overthinking it," Sebastian said expressionlessly.

"Overthinking it?" His grandfather raised an eyebrow. "I think you're underthinking it! Do you know how many people are probably eyeing a girl like that? If you don't make a move, are you just going to wait for someone else to snatch her?"