Boss, Your Wife Signed the Divorce Agreement Before the Wedding novel Chapter 2

His deep, resonant voice was laced with an uncharacteristic edge of worry. "How is she?"

Raelynn truly never expected this.

The man stepping up as Seraphina's emergency contact... was the very husband she had been secretly married to for seven years!

Watching Sebastian focus entirely on Seraphina in that moment, a thought crossed her mind.

Did Sebastian see Seraphina viciously slap her just seconds ago?

Basking in Sebastian's concern, Seraphina shot a fleeting, triumphant glance at the paralyzed Raelynn.

She looked up at the man doting on her, her tone adopting the soft, coquettish whine usually reserved for lovers. "You know I only came to the hospital because my stomach was cramping."

That single sentence made everything click for the surrounding staff.

Wasn't this basically confirming that the man standing right here was the one who'd been so rough with her?

Sebastian didn't deny it, nor did he offer any explanation to the room.

Raelynn watched the scene unfold.

She practically forgot how to breathe.

She watched, paralyzed, as her husband showed such boundless care and indulgence... to his cousin's fiancée.

Even though Sebastian was notoriously stoic, a woman's intuition was razor-sharp. How could she not feel the suffocating tension in the room?

Especially when the reason Seraphina was in the ER was so deeply intimate—and her own husband was intimately involved!

In that moment, a freezing chill seeped into her bones.

She used to think Sebastian's coldness toward her was just his natural personality, that he simply didn't know how to love.

Now she understood. He just saved his warmth for someone else.

The reality of this situation and their identities was so absurd she wanted to laugh.

Anyone with eyes could see exactly who had been in bed with her tonight.

Sebastian handled the arrangements with flawless efficiency.

Through it all, he didn't say another word to Raelynn, let alone show an ounce of...

Shame!

It wasn't until the two of them vanished from the clinic that Raelynn finally snapped out of her daze.

Her coworkers, who had witnessed the entire spectacle, immediately erupted into fervent gossip.

"Oh my god! Young people today are wild."

The young nurse's eyes were full of envy. "But that guy was drop-dead gorgeous. Looked like he'd be absolutely amazing in bed, too!"

Raelynn kept her head down, her mind completely detached as she quietly peeled off her medical gloves. "Is he?"

Missing the loaded tone, the nurse suddenly remembered something and leaned in, whispering, "Oh, right, Dr. Ortiz. You've been married for years, right? How come you never mention having kids?"

Raelynn tossed her gloves into the trash can. "My husband suffers from severe erectile dysfunction. We're still seeking treatment."