A sharp reprimand echoed from behind her.
Raelynn turned around.
To find Seraphina and Sebastian standing there.
Leo Flynn and Luke Sterling, who had been chatting nearby, turned their heads at the commotion.
The moment Luke saw Raelynn, his expression hardened with visible disdain.
Raelynn ignored him, fixing her gaze solely on Seraphina. "Did you take a job in security? You're certainly great at barking orders."
The retort was delightfully sharp.
Seraphina's face fell as she adopted a self-righteous tone. "The exhibits here hold monumental significance. This is a groundbreaking patent created by the legendary Faye. If you break it, you're trampling on the blood, sweat, and tears of a true researcher!"
Luke cast an admiring glance at Seraphina.
He suddenly understood why a man like Sebastian favored her.
She was principled, brilliant, highly capable, and fiercely charismatic.
Contrast that with Raelynn...
A woman who only knew how to covet another woman's man.
Luke's scowl deepened.
Leo strolled over, looking genuinely shocked. "You actually managed to get a pass in here?"
The Smart Medical Summit was highly exclusive.
For a clueless outsider like Raelynn to snake her way in was quite the feat.
But considering she was technically still Mrs. Croix, he generously offered her an out. "Since you don't understand any of this, just look quietly. Nobody will laugh at you."
Raelynn found the entire situation absurd. She wasn't allowed to touch a product she herself had stress-tested a thousand times?
"If you want, you can follow Sera around and learn a thing or two," Leo continued boasting. "She's a true visionary. She's launching a new medical robotics project this year—a smart diagnostic assistant designed for traditional medicine hospitals, pulling the old practices into the modern era. She's already an expert in Western pharmaceutical R&D, and now she's dominating smart healthcare. You could learn a lot from a powerhouse like her."
Once Seraphina secured a foothold in the tech industry, would Raelynn still have the shameless audacity to cling to the Mrs. Croix title?
Leo watched Raelynn with gleeful anticipation.
Waiting for her to crumble in humiliation and inadequacy.
But...
"Oh. Good for her." Raelynn knew exactly what reaction they were fishing for.
And delivered the most deadpan, sarcastic praise imaginable.
Integrating traditional medicine into a smart diagnostic robot was certainly rare.
"Mr. Moreno."
Seraphina spotted Preston approaching and stepped forward with a flawless, winning smile. "I have a project I'd love to pitch to you. Once the joint research with Kingsford University wraps up, perhaps we can establish a deeper partnership. I'm building a physical hardware unit, and I'd love to directly integrate your company's Digi-Medica database. Is that possible?"
She knew pharmacology, she was forward-thinking, and with Sebastian feeding her limitless resources, dominating both pharmaceuticals and smart healthcare would make her unstoppable.
Digi-Medica was the ultimate prize.
It held the most authoritative database of traditional medicine—ancient formulas, pharmacology, acupuncture charts, modernized tweaks, and an elite AI diagnostic engine. If she could harness that power, it would be her golden ticket to the top.
This was exactly why she was so desperate to partner with NexusMind Technologies.
She was fully confident that she'd eventually meet the legendary Faye face-to-face.
Hearing this.
Preston halted in his tracks.
He instinctively glanced at Raelynn before looking back at Seraphina. "Actually, I'm a bit curious. What makes you think you're qualified to negotiate this, Ms. Vance? Digi-Medica is the gold standard of the industry. Everyone wants access to that database. What exactly is your competitive advantage?"
A soft, confident smile blossomed on Seraphina's lips.
"Do I count as her advantage?"
Sebastian interjected, his voice cool and utterly unfazed as he lifted his gaze.

Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Boss, Your Wife Signed the Divorce Agreement Before the Wedding
I think for as slow as the beginning was, their turning point is just so fast... really hope we actually get to read about R and S and their rekindle.... we did not read 950 pages for their story to be sidelined. Im for this sideline story, but it if it's to separate from the main characters and their story, please make it separate book....
Author please update more chapters...
I really like Zella, she is becoming a good friend to Raelynn. Ian needs to go. The relationship with Chloe is confusing. Some chapters they are cousins, sometimes they're sibling. A little confusing....
Julians role as big brother- I feel comes from a genuine place, but in a relationship thats is just as stained as Raelynns and Sebastians. It hard for me to connect to his big brother role as he too was such a problem before. And while they talked a little bit, the conversation did not give me the believe there was resolution between Raelynn and Julian. For a brute, he should make his feelings clear about the situation to Raelynn and then step back, until there is more foundation for him to stand on....
Knife in my heart. I hurt for Raelynn. She has made it this far, but how much does she have in her, everyone has a breaking point. Some back of me hopes the author is joking to lighten the mood after so many intense chapters, but thats not this kind of story or couple....
My heart cannot take this. This, cannot be how it ends with these too. They need resolution with each other. Raelynn needs to be more humanize with Sebastian. We know she is hurt, but this is the branch. She needs all these answers, if not for them to be together, then for Lily to have both her parents. Stop with the mind games Raelynn!...
Its like the story is just repeating itself...
Timeline is getting lost for me. So many treasured little memories Raelynn has but yet, he was gone for years ? Anyways... still rooting for them! These two need a heart to heart. Lily "forgetting" someone, not possible in this day and age and I hope thats not their storyline....
Sebastian, the man of few words.... needs to find all the words! Needs to fight for her! On note, seven years seems like a long time for this master plan (which I am sure goes back much farther). Rereading this novel, and it seems like everything has played out in a 5-8 month time span. And I feel like all Sebastian's doings/ plan have not been revealed. I hope we get to see the whole picture and have the resolutions we hope. But seven years of mistreatment, I just don't see Raelynn fully coming back. If these was 2-3 years, maybe, and I know it changes some characters around, but it would still work. Rooting for them!...
Literally on edge!...