She subconsciously pursed her lips and shimmied even closer to the edge.
Sebastian noticed the movement.
He cast a calm glance at Raelynn's back.
He didn't have any major reaction, simply closing his eyes to sleep.
He made no other movements whatsoever.
The room was completely silent.
Sharing a bed while dreaming completely different dreams—this was exactly it.
Raelynn's mind, however, was racing. She had to be incredibly careful with every step she took moving forward. Until Lily's residency was settled, she wouldn't know a day of peace.
Unfortunately.
The fast-tracked divorce certificate couldn't just be re-issued.
She couldn't help but frown.
Buzz, buzz, buzz—
From behind her, the sound of a phone vibrating with incoming messages rang out.
The buzzes came one after another at irregular intervals.
Raelynn didn't even bother to open her eyes. She could guess without looking that Seraphina was definitely going out of her mind. After all, she had seen with her own eyes that Raelynn and Sebastian were going to be together tonight, so naturally she had to 'check in.'
Behind her, Sebastian reached out and picked up his phone.
Raelynn had no idea what he texted his girlfriend.
But the phone went silent.
As he shifted his position, Raelynn genuinely felt a bit on edge, her grip on the blanket tightening.
Right then.
His voice, laced with a faint, dismissive scoff, broke the silence. "Go to sleep. I'm not going to touch you."
Raelynn paused.
Then she understood.
He wasn't trying to reassure her at all; he was expressing his absolute loyalty to Seraphina, perfectly adhering to the code of a devoted boyfriend saving himself for his true love.
He probably sent the exact same message to Seraphina a second before he said it to her.
Otherwise, that phone wasn't going to stay quiet tonight.
Now completely capable of ignoring his existence, Raelynn focused on the issue of Lily and slowly drifted off to sleep.
Hearing the noise, he looked over.
Mary immediately seized the opportunity. "Mr. Croix, why don't you drop your wife off at her office?"
Sebastian cast a faint glance at Raelynn.
He didn't refuse.
Raelynn didn't say much either.
If they were going to play the part of a loving couple, they might as well go all the way. Both she and Sebastian had critical reasons why they needed this divorce finalized. In a way, they were practically... a united front now?
They got in the car.
It glided smoothly out of the estate grounds.
Raelynn and Sebastian sat on opposite ends of the backseat. The physical distance between them wasn't massive, but there was an inexplicable, uncrossable divide.
Sebastian looked down at his phone, glancing over at Raelynn in between replying to messages. "The first round of funding for NexusMind will be transferred today. When does your project officially launch?"
Raelynn replied absentmindedly, "I thought Mr. Croix only provided the money and didn't interfere."
"Asking questions and interfering are fundamentally different," he said.
Raelynn turned her head to look out the window. "If you're curious, go communicate with Mr. Moreno. Why ask a nobody like me?"

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!...