Boss, Your Wife Signed the Divorce Agreement Before the Wedding novel Chapter 165

After all, she was the only witness.

If things escalated and the Croix family accused her of standing idly by, it might complicate her divorce proceedings. That wouldn't be worth it.

Seraphina Vance's face drained of color.

She hadn't expected Brenda Polk to be so fiercely protective of her worthless son.

"Sebastian won't let you get away with treating me like this, you—"

Those words completely enraged Brenda.

She shoved Seraphina hard. "You little bitch, are you threatening me?"

Seeing Seraphina lose her footing from the shove and stumble backward, Raelynn Ortiz's expression shifted. She instinctively reached out to grab her.

But it was too late.

Seraphina was wearing high heels.

She missed the step.

And plummeted backward.

A heavy, sickening thud echoed through the stairwell.

Brenda froze, staring at her own hands in panic.

Then she whipped her head toward Raelynn.

Raelynn looked down at the bottom of the stairs, where Seraphina lay motionless, paralyzed by pain.

Her expression darkened.

She turned to call for help.

But just as she turned, she saw Sebastian Croix striding toward them. His pace was urgent, his dark eyes as cold and unforgiving as glacial ice. As he passed Raelynn,

His shoulder brushed against hers.

The brief contact sent a chill over her skin.

But he didn't slow his stride for even a second.

Raelynn watched helplessly as he bounded down the stairs, scooped Seraphina into his arms, and rushed her to the hospital...

The entire scene unfolded with blinding speed.

When Brenda finally snapped out of her daze, sheer terror washed over her face. She glared viciously at Raelynn. "Why didn't you stop me?"

Raelynn frowned. "Would you have even listened?"

Knowing she couldn't out-argue Raelynn, Brenda frantically hurried down the stairs after them.

There was no way he'd willingly call his former fiancée his cousin-in-law.

The entire Croix family was completely unraveling—all over one woman!

Raelynn turned her head to look out the window. Her tone held a mix of mockery and resignation. "Love makes people blind, and Sebastian is no exception. Even if he has to wage war against the entire Croix family for Seraphina, I doubt he'd care."

For the past seven years.

The Croix family had watched Sebastian treat Raelynn with nothing but cold indifference.

She had endured mockery both inside and outside the family; no one had ever taken her seriously.

But Seraphina had thrown the entire household into chaos. The Vance family was bound to face endless trouble from now on.

She needed to hurry and get The Ortiz Antique Shop back.

Before any more innocent people got dragged into this mess.

After returning home, Raelynn managed her back pain with some painkillers and a heating pad.

She didn't bother checking up on Seraphina's condition.

The next day, Raelynn headed to Longstride as usual.

Neither Seraphina nor Sebastian showed up.