Raelynn had considered countless possibilities.
Perhaps, given Sebastian's immense power and massive workload, an emergency had come up that he absolutely had to handle, forcing him to stand her up.
That was the only logical reason she could come up with.
She never in a million years imagined the truth would be this absurd.
A vacation.
An impromptu, spur-of-the-moment vacation at that.
He didn't even bother to give her a heads-up or collect the certificate with her beforehand.
Was he worried she wouldn't compromise, ruining their beautiful getaway?
Raelynn squeezed her eyes shut tightly.
Her chest heaved heavily for a long time before she forcibly reigned in her emotions.
What was done was done.
Harboring resentment over it was clearly a waste of energy.
Besides, Sebastian had never been the type of man to give her any explanations.
To Sebastian, she was a woman who could be neglected, someone who could wait, and then wait a little longer.
Seraphina, on the other hand, had her every demand met instantly.
"I added her as a contact back when we were shooting that documentary. I never thought it would be how we caught him red-handed." Chloe patted Raelynn's back, seething with anger.
Seraphina didn't even try to hide it!
Raelynn had to admit, she was currently drowning in a sea of chaos.
She had planned it all perfectly. With the divorce certificate, she would use her official divorced status to transfer Lily's residency, become her legal guardian, and cut ties with the Croix family forever.
Eliminating the terrifying risk of drawing it out.
But now...
Everything was spiraling utterly out of control.
Not only could the divorce be annulled at any moment, but Lily's custody was also severely threatened.
She didn't have Sebastian's new number, so she had no choice but to suppress her emotions and wait for him to return.
Raelynn didn't go back to her own apartment that night.
Her heart was entirely too unsettled.
She needed the comfort of someone's company to alleviate the crushing pressure.
She slept over at Chloe's house.
Spending almost the entire night plagued by nightmares.
Nightmares that her divorce certificate was annulled, that Lily's identity was discovered, and that she was dragged back into that suffocating vortex.
She woke up drenched in a cold sweat.
Chloe had to head to the office early, leaving her some breakfast before rushing out.
Raelynn ended up driving back to her own apartment.
Refusing to give up hope, she still wanted to contact the government office to see if a signed divorce agreement would be enough to transfer a child's residency.

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!...