The Mafia Lord's Secret Lover (Evelyn) novel Chapter 351

Chapter 351: Axel Knight’s Weakness

"Eve," Oscar said, eyes locking onto hers, "we got a new interesting job."

The moment the words left his mouth, Evelyn’s expression changed. Surprise flickered across her face, followed quickly by guilt.

Since the accident, she had been completely disconnected from everything related to work.

Her laptop remained shut in her office, untouched. The underground network she once navigated with ease had faded into the background of her life, replaced by physiotherapy schedules, pain medication, and quiet afternoons spent watching Oliver playing in the backyard garden.

Even the new phone Axel had given her still sat inside its box on the bedside table, pristine and unused.

She simply had not found the emotional space to open it.

Healing her body had been one battle. Healing her mind after losing the baby had been another entirely.

Evelyn exhaled slowly. "Sorry, Oscar. I haven’t had time to check on our work."

Oscar’s expression softened, though his voice remained calm. "I know. That’s why I checked the email myself."

A bitter smile tugged at Evelyn’s lips.

"Then it must be quite the job if you look both shocked and excited at the same time."

Oscar nodded quickly. Then, as if instinctively reverting to their old habits, he glanced around the clinic.

The trainer had already left. Jimmy was nowhere in sight. The hallway was quiet.

Satisfied, Oscar leaned forward, lowering his voice.

"Someone asked us to investigate Axel Knight," he whispered. "They want his weaknesses."

Silence descended like a blade.

Evelyn froze. For a heartbeat, she wondered if she had misheard him.

"What are you saying?" she asked, her voice barely above a whisper.

Oscar leaned back slightly and rolled his eyes. "You heard me the first time. I’m not repeating it out loud. And before you ask, yes, they’re willing to pay whatever we ask."

Evelyn blinked slowly, trying to process it.

"Someone wants to investigate Axel... and they came through me?" Her mind immediately went to Lexxy, the alias she used in the underground world.

Only a handful of people knew that identity. Fewer still knew how to contact her. And those who did usually came only when every other hacker had failed.

If someone had managed to trace Lexxy, that meant they were either very desperate... or very dangerous.

"Do you know who it is?" she asked.

Oscar nodded. "Of course I know. But I’m certain they’re not the end client. Just a middleman. If you want, I can dig deeper."

Evelyn leaned back against the sofa, her eyes unfocused as thoughts began to race.

Someone wants information on Axel Knight. Her husband. The man who controlled half the city’s invisible power structures. The man who would burn a country to the ground for her if given reason.

After a long moment, she turned her gaze back to Oscar.

"They’re not from this country, are they?"

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