The rough pull on her arm spun her around, and by the time she looked back, the blur of a hand was already swinging toward her face.
It happened far too fast.
Raelynn's expression darkened, but just as she braced herself to react, someone else yanked her out of harm's way.
Julian Yves's cold, deep voice followed. "Nothing is conclusive yet. Let's wait for the definitive results."
Raelynn looked up. Julian was still holding her arm, unconsciously stepping in front of her to block the slap Seraphina had aimed at her face.
He had taken on a bizarrely... protective stance.
She had no idea what they were talking about, nor what had triggered this sudden ambush.
Julian's reaction didn't go unnoticed by Sebastian, who had just arrived on the scene.
His dark, unreadable gaze fixed onto Julian's face.
Seraphina was even more stunned.
She couldn't believe Julian would defend Raelynn. She had been inches away from returning that slap.
"Julian?" Seraphina's eyes were filled with disappointment.
Raelynn finally processed what was happening. Ambushed right at the end of her shift, she dropped any pretense of friendliness.
Pulling her arm free from Julian's grasp, she swept a cold glance over the people in front of her. "Reason? Motive? Have you lost your minds?"
Seraphina's expression was freezing, glaring at Raelynn in pure disbelief. "How could you use a child as a test subject?! Just to satisfy your own ambition for success? Are you even human, Raelynn?!"
The harsh, furious accusations crashed down on her out of nowhere.
Raelynn despised these baseless setups. With zero patience, she cut her off. "Skip the moral grandstanding and speak English."
Seeing Raelynn's completely unrepentant attitude, Seraphina's eyes burned with cold fury. "Shane went into acute anaphylaxis! It was caused by an overdose of an ingredient in his cardiovascular medication! He's already in emergency treatment, and his blood toxicology report came back. It's the exact same compound from NexusMind's current drug trial!"
Raelynn stared at her.
Throughout the entire exchange, Sebastian remained silent.
However, his deep, chilling gaze was fixed on Raelynn.
It was impossible to read his thoughts.
Raelynn looked at the two of them.
Standing side by side, they truly looked like a united front facing a common enemy.
"Are you implying that Raelynn committed a crime in my family's hospital, intentionally dragging us into a massive lawsuit?"
Preston Moreno hurried over, his tone equally displeased.
He walked straight to Raelynn's side, subtly shoving Julian out of the way in a silent, possessive dismissal.
Forced to step away from Raelynn, Julian frowned at Preston. An unexpected wave of displeasure washed over him as he watched the other man take charge of the situation.

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!...