The Hidden Empress Stripping Her Secrets After Divorce novel Chapter 579

"I said I have a place there." Evelyn looked at him, an infuriatingly playful glint in her eyes—deliberately keeping him in suspense. "I never said I bought it."

Sebastian's frown deepened.

"If you didn't buy it, how did you get it? A gift from someone?"

His tone shifted. He wasn't exactly angry, but there was an unmistakable edge to his voice. A subtle possessiveness that sounded an awful lot like, 'Who's the guy?'

Evelyn stared at him and laughed.

"Are you jealous?"

"No." Sebastian averted his eyes. "I was just asking."

Evelyn laughed out loud. It wasn't a polite chuckle; it was genuine, ringing amusement.

"I co-developed that complex with someone else. You know, the guy who acts as the public face of the development." She paused for dramatic effect. "You know him. Silas Miller."

Sebastian's pupils contracted slightly.

"Silas Miller? Silas Miller from Miller Developments?"

"Yep."

"You two developed it together?"

"I'm the silent partner," Evelyn said, her voice as calm as if she were commenting on the weather. "He provided the name, I provided the capital. Once the project was finished, a unit was reserved for me. Unit 12."

Sebastian stared at her for a long, quiet moment.

Then, he laughed.

Not a polite smirk, but a real, tension-breaking laugh that reached his eyes. His entire demeanor relaxed.

"So you're telling me, the luxury complex I live in..." he started slowly, "belongs to you?"

"Not me. I just co-developed it." Evelyn corrected him. "Big difference."

"What's the difference? You fronted the money, you own the property—"

"The property belongs to the developers. I just took my cut in real estate."

Seeing her completely deadpan expression made Sebastian's smile widen.

"Fine. Whatever you say."

He stepped closer, invading her personal space.