The Hidden Empress Stripping Her Secrets After Divorce novel Chapter 578

The hallway outside the operating room was so quiet they could hear the clock ticking on the wall.

Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock.

Evelyn leaned against Sebastian's chest, resting her eyes for a brief moment. Barely a few seconds passed before she stood fully upright again.

"We can't just let this play out."

Sebastian looked at her. "What do you mean?"

"Logan doesn't know who was actually in the car. All he knows is that it was our vehicle." Evelyn's voice was low, but every syllable was razor-sharp. "He thinks the target was eliminated. Whether he wanted you dead or me dead, right now, he assumes he succeeded."

Sebastian furrowed his brow. "So you're saying—"

"Let him keep believing it."

Evelyn turned to face him fully.

"The two of us cannot be seen together in public anymore. He needs to believe that one of us is critically injured—or better yet, that he actually pulled off the assassination."

Sebastian was silent for a few seconds.

"You want the hospital to enforce a blackout?"

"Yes." Evelyn nodded. "I'll use Charles's connections to have the hospital lock down the information. If anyone comes snooping, they'll just say the victim of the crash is 'The High-Profile Patient' and that their identity is strictly confidential. No names."

"Stalling for time."

"Exactly." A fierce, calculating light sparked in Evelyn's eyes. "We need time to set our trap. If he thinks we're done for, he'll let his guard down. Once he travels from Switzerland back to France, we can—"

She didn't need to finish.

Sebastian understood perfectly.

"Are you sure the hospital will play along?"

A confident smirk touched Evelyn's lips. "I'm their highly sought-after expert. I just pulled a man back from the brink of death. I think my word carries a little weight."

Sebastian stared at her, saying nothing.

Evelyn had already pivoted and was striding toward the nurses' station.

She exchanged rapid-fire French with the head nurse, keeping her voice low but speaking incredibly fast. Sebastian couldn't understand a word, but he watched the head nurse's expression shift from surprise to absolute reverence, culminating in vigorous nodding.

When Evelyn returned, she held a sleek business card.

"It's handled," she declared. "If anyone asks, the hospital will state that a 'globally renowned entrepreneur' is in critical condition. No names, no genders, absolutely zero details."

"And Louis—"