Boss, Your Wife Signed the Divorce Agreement Before the Wedding novel Chapter 229

Coercion, bribery, and blackmail—Matilda used every trick in the book.

Leaving absolutely zero room for refusal.

In a powerful dynasty like the Croix family, every elder wore a mask of charity over a heart of cold-blooded tyranny.

Defying them would only lead to utter ruin.

Raelynn was escorted out of the estate.

The sun felt blindingly bright, burning her eyes.

She got into her car.

Her chest heaved heavily.

This entire catastrophe had caught her completely off guard.

Shredding all her perfectly laid plans and hopes for the future.

The certificate was the sole legal proof of her divorce, the very bottleneck choking off her ability to transfer Lily's residency back into her name.

The divorce seemed final, but if she couldn't get her hands on that document, it could be annulled at any moment.

She had absolutely zero control over the situation!

If it was annulled, every ounce of her effort, including the Custody Waiver Agreement, would become entirely void.

Her grip on Lily's custody was more precarious than ever.

A sudden surge of burning hatred for Sebastian's absence flared in Raelynn's chest.

If he had taken finalizing their divorce seriously today, there was no way Matilda could have intercepted the paperwork.

She forced herself to calm down and formulate a counter-strategy.

No matter what it took, she had to preserve the finality of their divorce.

During this time, Chloe called.

Raelynn immediately turned the car around and drove to Chloe's house.

"So are you officially divorced or not?" Chloe asked in sheer disbelief.

Raelynn looked pale and exhausted. "I doubt a divorce certificate can just be annulled at any given time. I'm guessing there's a strict time limit. If I can safely run down the clock, it will be permanent. Once it can't be annulled anymore, holding it hostage will be useless, and Matilda will have to hand it over."

She based her guess entirely on standard legal regulations.

Even with a VIP channel, they couldn't possibly exploit loopholes without any limits.

"That makes sense. Thank god you have a good head on your shoulders. The Matriarch is probably just bluffing to make you think she can cancel it whenever she wants." Chloe strongly agreed with Raelynn's theory.

However, during this limited timeframe...

Raelynn would be walking on extremely thin ice.

It was Chloe's Social Feed.

Seraphina had posted a nine-photo grid.

Along with a location tag.

The photo grid covered everything from fine dining to luxurious accommodations. In the very center picture...

Was an artistically framed shot of a hotel café corner. Reflected in the massive floor-to-ceiling windows was the silhouette of a man sitting with his legs crossed. He was leaning against a sofa with a book resting on his lap. It was just a blurry silhouette; his face wasn't even visible.

But this was her husband of seven years.

How could Raelynn possibly fail to recognize him?

Seraphina's caption read: The man who truly loves you will accommodate and satisfy your every whim. I told him I wanted to visit this city to relax, and he never let my request wait overnight.

Raelynn couldn't even begin to describe how she felt in that exact moment.

Absurd?

Ridiculous?

She was invisible. Even the finalization of their divorce could be completely thrown to the wind.

Nothing was more important than indulging Seraphina's sudden whims?