The Hidden Empress Stripping Her Secrets After Divorce novel Chapter 395

Sebastian froze for a full second.

Then, the dark storm clouds that had been gathering over his face vanished in an instant.

The shift was faster than flipping the page of a book.

A wide, irrepressible grin broke across his face, his eyes lighting up with unfiltered joy.

"She said it was wonderful?"

"Yes! Wonderful! And she ate a lot of it!"

Sebastian stood there, utterly failing to suppress the massive smile stretching across his face.

He thought back to last night, standing over the stove while Chef Vance ruthlessly corrected his heat control, forcing him to start over time and time again. When he was chopping the potatoes, he had even sliced his finger open with the chef's knife.

None of that mattered now.

She said it was wonderful.

And she ate it.

Watching his boss practically glow, Lance couldn't help but laugh.

"Congratulations, Boss. You're one step closer to winning the girl."

Sebastian shot him a look.

It wasn't his usual icy glare—it was something vaguely resembling... smug pride?

He cleared his throat, trying to regain a sliver of his usual imposing aura.

"Your bonus is doubled this month."

Lance's eyes practically turned into dollar signs.

"Thank you, Boss!"

Sebastian waved him off dismissively, already striding purposefully toward the training room.

"Come on, time to train."

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Just as Sebastian reached the hallway, the front doorbell chimed.

Lance jogged over to answer it.

Two men stood on the porch.

The man in front looked to be in his mid-twenties, dressed in a sharp casual suit. He had the exact same facial features as Lance, though his aura was distinctly colder and far more grounded. Behind him stood two massive, intimidating bodyguards, clearly highly trained operatives.

Lance blinked in surprise.

"Seth?"

Seth Sterling gave a curt nod and stepped into the foyer.

"Where's the boss?"

Lance hooked a thumb toward the back of the villa.