The Mafia Lord's Secret Lover (Evelyn and Axel) novel Chapter 221

Chapter 221: Where Did He Get This One?

At first, Evelyn didn’t pay much attention as it was only background noise to her.

She thought it was just another celebrity scandal or business headline that didn’t concern her and was likely much exaggerated by the media.

But as soon as the reporter mentioned a familiar name, her gaze and mind shot toward the TV.

"Breaking news: Lana Scott attempts to kill herself..."

The words struck her like a slap behind the head. She froze. The iPad slipped slightly from her hands as her eyes focused on the TV screen in disbelief.

"No way! You’ve got to be kidding me..." she muttered.

For a moment, she just stared blankly at the flashing red "Breaking News" banner, unsure whether to laugh or be shocked.

She leaned forward and grabbed the iPad again, quickly searching the same article on her screen.

When she read it, she couldn’t help but let out a chuckle.

"Gosh, these journalists," she muttered under her breath. "Why the heck do they use such narration?"

The article headline screamed ’attempted suicide’, but the actual story told something very different. Lana hadn’t tried to kill herself. She had been in a severe car accident.

According to the report, her car skidded on the rain-slicked road, collided with the guardrail, and then flipped into a side road.

Lana suffered a critical life-threatening injury, but the paramedic managed to stabilize her enough to be safely transported to the nearest hospital, which happened to be Hope Medical Centre, for complete intensive care.

"Interesting..." Evelyn murmured, narrowing her eyes as she read the details.

The hospital name lingered in her mind. Hope Medical Centre, Axel’s hospital. It is also the same hospital where Axel sent her father.

"Why near that hospital, of all places?"

And then a thought came, uninvited but impossible to ignore.

’Was the accident somehow related to Axel? I mean... did he deliberately punish her with this one?’

Her brows furrowed as she leaned back against the sofa.

"No, no, that’s crazy thinking," she said to herself, shaking her head as if to shake away the suspicion. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Still, the thought lingered stubbornly.

’If Axel really wanted to help her for revenge...’ she thought silently, ’would he go this far?’

Her lips curled up slightly, and a nervous chuckle escaped.

’Geez, Eve... If your handsome husband could read your thoughts right now, he might kiss you to tease you and softly scold you for even having that thought.’

Evelyn shook her head while smiling.

But, she can’t dismiss the thought because she knows what kind of man Axel is. He is ruthless in business, but when it comes to personal matters, he rarely acts on impulse. She didn’t believe he’d ever risk something so reckless.

Still, after everything her father had done, the possibility wasn’t completely unthinkable.

"My goodness, Eve... you shouldn’t feel bad about that family wrecker slut," she murmured, closing the article.

The tension in her chest refused to fade, so she decided to distract herself. She picked up the iPad again and returned to the online shopping catalog Dylan had shown her earlier.

"Alright," she said, exhaling, "let’s do something productive before I overthink again."

The options were endless: watches, ties, designer pens, and limited-edition cufflinks.

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