The Hidden Empress Stripping Her Secrets After Divorce novel Chapter 368

The moment the elevator doors slid open, the air instantly turned to ice.

Sebastian lifted his gaze.

Christian stood in the lobby, just about to step inside.

Less than six feet separated the two men.

Their eyes locked in a silent standoff.

Sebastian's dark sunglasses hid his bruised eye, but they did nothing to conceal the split lip. The raw, swollen cut was glaringly obvious under the bright chandelier of the lobby.

Christian's gaze swept over the fresh injuries on Sebastian's face before lingering on his slightly rigid posture.

It was just a single glance.

But it carried a potent mix of scrutiny, mockery, and a dark, twisted hostility.

Sebastian didn't move an inch.

Neither did Christian.

The elevator's sensors kept the doors wide open, detecting the tension.

The two men simply stared each other down.

The lobby buzzed around them—guests dragging suitcases, murmuring in conversation, laughing on their phones. But all that background noise was completely muted.

Right now, there was no one else in the world but the two of them.

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"Mr. Lancaster, the elevator is..."

Miles's voice trailed off as he walked up from behind.

He had spotted Sebastian too.

Lance, standing a half-step behind Sebastian in the elevator, was equally paralyzed.

The two assistants exchanged a look, both recognizing the exact same terror in each other's eyes—

This is going to be a bloodbath.

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