The Hidden Empress Stripping Her Secrets After Divorce novel Chapter 603

[Not sure. That's why I'm having you check.]

[Got it.]

Evelyn put down her phone and leaned back against the sofa. Her mind was full of loose threads—Logan, The Duke, Mr. Vance, Lawrence Lancaster, Julian St. Claire. They were all tangled together into a dead knot. But she had already grabbed hold of a few threads; pull slowly enough, and it would eventually unravel.

She stood up and walked over to the window. Lake Geneva was a grayish-blue, the distant mountain peaks still capped with blinding white snow.

Her phone buzzed. She assumed it was X again, but when she checked—it was Sebastian.

[I've arrived. Everything is going smoothly. And you?]

Evelyn stared at the text, the corners of her mouth curving up. She typed a few words.

[At the hospital. Louis hasn't woken up yet. Be careful out there.]

Send.

She held her phone, standing by the window. Down on the street below, people were walking dogs, jogging, and drinking at cafes. Everything was perfectly normal, as if nothing had ever happened.

But everything had happened.

Her phone buzzed again. This time it was the encrypted app; a message from X.

[Preliminary check is done. Penelope's father passed away years ago and never lived in Europe. She has an older brother named Theodore Vance, sixty-two years old. He used to work in the foreign ministry and was stationed in France.]

Evelyn's fingers paused.

Stationed in France. She began typing.

[What is Theodore's current position?]

[Retired. He stepped down five years ago. He held a high rank but kept a very low profile. You can barely find any information about him online.]

Evelyn stared at those lines.

Retired. High rank. Stationed in France. So low-profile there was no trace of him online.

She didn't reply. She put the phone down and walked back to sit on the sofa.

Penelope's brother.