Chapter 51

"Perfect timing, Boss, Ms.Marsh!"

lan wasn't shocked to see Jasper appearing with Evelina closely at his side.

His immediate focus, however, was elsewhere. "Ms. Marsh, what are your plans for this woman?"

Sitting quietly and almost unnoticed outside the operating room, Aurora felt a deep jolt of disbelief.

She had accompanied Jasper to numerous high-profile events, dreaming endlessly of holding his arm-but he never permitted even a casual touch.

He'd sooner allow Florrie to cling affectionately than tolerate Aurora's slightest contact.

Yet now,he showed no resistance to Evelina at all.

Aurora had thoroughly investigated; Evelina and Cary might have signed divorce papers, but their separation wasn't officially finalized.

"Esme," Evelina called out clearly. "You haven't forgotten about our bet, haveyou?"

Hearing her name, Esme visibly flinched.

For the entire four and a half hours of Florrie's operation, the Russell family's guards had confined Esme in an empty operating room. She had desperately sought an escape route, only to realize that neither Evelina nor the Russells would show her mercy.

"You-" Elora started aggressively, only to falter under lan's sharp, warning stare.

Still, her arrogance remained undiminished.

"Thanks for the reminder-I nearly forgot," she sneered. "The agreement was clear. If Esme successfully performed the surgery, you'd publicly admit your mistake and apologize."

She even stepped aside mockingly, creating a space before Esme. "Now, apologize and make it quick.

Afterward, stay away from my son forever, or the consequences will be severe."

Sebastian arrogantly gestured toward Evelina, adding, "Hurry up and confess. My sister is forgiving-she might spare you further embarrassment."

Only Cary quietly protested, saying, "Evelina was wrong, but isn't a public apology too much?"

"You're divorced," Elora retorted fiercely. "Why are you still defending her?"

She insisted, glaring hatefully at Evelina, "The agreement explicitly called for a public apology. We've even been kind enough to exclude media coverage."

Evelina smiled mockingly, her voice steady. "If a public apology is what everyone desires, I'll gladly involve the media."

Turning a cold stare toward Esme, she added, "Name a date."

Esme frantically sought escape but found none.

Elora stared skeptically, her voice rising. "Evelina, are you insane? We're asking for your apology now-not later with media!"

Ignoring Elora completely, Evelina said firmly to Esme, "Let's schedule it in half a month-after Florrie's recovery. I'll travel to lreah myself."

Landen Mitchell's grave rested on the southern outskirts of Ireah.

"Please-no, l-I can't do it," Esme pleaded tearfully, pressing herself against the wall.

Earlier, Cary's view had been partially obscured by Jasper's bodyguards. Only now did he notice Evelina being supported by that handsome young man.

Anger surged through him, and he shouted, "Have you no shame? Always flaunting this man around! Look at Esme-she's still willing to spare you from humiliation. How could you ever compare?"

Evelina restrained Jasper, signaling subtly that this was her matter to handle personally.

"Esme," Evelina said coldly. "Have you clarified to everyone who really performed Miss Russell's surgery?"

Addressed directly, Esme remained fearfully silent.

Elora seized the moment, gleefully saying, "Speak up, Esme! Tell everyone loud and clear-it was your successful operation!"

Evelina gave a nod, and the bodyguards activated a recording on the large screen, clearly displaying footage from the recent surgery. "Watch carefully-recognize who's truly operating."

"Evelina?It was you!" Cary shouted in shocked recognition.

A whirlwind of shock, shame, and humiliation overwhelmed him, exposing how deeply he'd been deceived.

Elora stubbornly replied, "They all wore masks-it's impossible to identify clearly!"

Evelina countered coldly, "I also possess recordings from Cary's four vision-restoration surgeries."

Turning directly to Cary, she responded coldly, "By the way, payment for those four operations remains outstanding."

She made it clear without hesitation. "Prepare yourself for legal action."

"How can you possibly be Landen's student? You never even attended university! You're lying." Elora desperately refused to accept reality.

The truth-that the person she despised most had become a revered medical genius-was too humiliating to accept.