The Hidden Empress Stripping Her Secrets After Divorce novel Chapter 607

Evelyn opened her eyes and picked up her phone.

It was a message from Sebastian Thorne on the encrypted line, the number different as always. She opened it to find a single sentence.

[My mother is coming to Switzerland.]

Evelyn stared at the words, freezing for a second.

She quickly typed back: [Why? Her health isn't great. She doesn't need to fly all this way.]

The reply came almost immediately: [I couldn't stop her. All she cares about right now is you. She's incredibly worried. If I tried to stop her, she'd just call me every day in tears.]

Evelyn's fingers hesitated over the screen.

Sebastian's mother. She remembered the first time they met. Eleanor had suffered a severe heart attack following a suicide attempt, and Lance had flown a private jet to New York just to bring Evelyn in. It was the first time Sebastian had ever begged her for anything. Evelyn was the lead surgeon on the emergency operation. The heart attack had triggered other complications, but Evelyn managed to save her life. When Evelyn went in for rounds after the surgery, Eleanor was lying in the hospital bed, her face pale, thick bandages wrapped around her wrists. She wasn't crying, but her eyes were completely dead.

Evelyn didn't ask her why she did it. She simply stood by the bed for a moment and said, "Eleanor, your life belongs to you. Once it's gone, it's gone for good."

After that, Evelyn visited her a few more times. Not just as her doctor, but simply to check on her. She would bring some fruit and sit down for a quick chat. Over time, Evelyn pieced together the story—Marcus Thorne had been having affairs for years, and Eleanor had endured it silently until she simply couldn't take it anymore. She didn't try to end her life out of hatred, but out of a crushing feeling that her entire existence had been a waste.

Evelyn never offered her grand philosophies on life. She only repeated the same thing every time she visited: "You're still young. You have a long life ahead of you."

Later, when Eleanor was discharged, she sent Evelyn a message: "Thank you, sweetheart. I won't do anything foolish ever again."

When Sebastian started pursuing Evelyn, Eleanor was absolutely thrilled. She boasted to everyone who would listen, "My future daughter-in-law is the woman who saved my life." Evelyn had told her that things between her and Sebastian weren't set in stone. Eleanor simply replied, "What do you mean, not set in stone? If I say it is, it is."

Evelyn snapped back to the present, staring at the line on her screen: "All she cares about right now is you."

A small smile touched her lips, and she typed a response.

[Understood. When does she arrive?]

[Tomorrow afternoon. Geneva Airport.]

Evelyn thought for a moment before typing another line. [Have you told her the truth about your situation?]

[I have. She said it works out perfectly—she can put on a show and take care of you at the same time. She also mentioned she plans to cry her eyes out at the hospital to make sure Logan's people get a good look.]

Evelyn almost laughed out loud.