Raelynn honestly had no idea.
She only knew Dr. Evelyn Hayes as the pride of the medical field—a towering figure equivalent to Professor Alistair Finch, with immense influence even in political circles.
She knew The Yves Family was powerful.
But she hadn't realized Julian had struck the genetic lottery by being Dr. Hayes's grandson.
Thinking of Julian made Raelynn's brow furrow automatically.
"The apple certainly fell far from the tree," she muttered. Julian's biggest flaw was his sheer blindness and lack of objectivity, always fiercely and senselessly defending his friends and their lovers.
"Did Mr. Yves do something to offend you?" Preston asked, intrigued.
Raelynn gathered her files and stood. "We just don't get along. We clash on every level."
Julian had repeatedly told her to step aside so Seraphina could have Sebastian, completely blind to the fact that Raelynn was the victim in this mess. She couldn't reason with someone who threw logic out the window just to protect his inner circle.
After finishing her work.
Raelynn headed back to the marital estate as usual.
Since Matilda Croix had caught her and Sebastian lying recently, the older woman would be watching them like a hawk. Raelynn wasn't going to rock the boat.
Just as she expected.
Sebastian was also playing along by coming home.
The moment she walked in, she saw Sebastian already dressed in a casual black loungewear set, sitting on the sofa and flipping through a foreign-language book.
He glanced up at the sound of the door, his tone mild. "You're back."
Raelynn paused, her hand hovering over her shoes.
Sebastian never used to come home this often.
But now that his divorce was stalled—meaning he couldn't publicly claim Seraphina—he was suddenly incredibly cooperative.
It gave Raelynn a weird sense of relief.
She had been worried he wouldn't prioritize getting the divorce certificate back.
But since it threatened his fairy-tale ending with Seraphina, he was evidently more anxious than she was.
"Yeah," Raelynn replied shortly.
Sebastian turned a page. "You must be tired. Let's eat."
Surprisingly, Raelynn found it easy to drift off.
On the day of The Pharmaceutical Regulatory Conference.
Raelynn arrived with Preston.
"There are a lot of heavy hitters here today. It won't hurt to show your face and make some connections." Thanks to his ties with Covenant Medical Center, Preston was a familiar face to many.
The moment they walked in, several people approached to greet them.
Preston navigated the crowd with effortless charm, seamlessly pulling Raelynn into the spotlight. "This is Raelynn Ortiz, NexusMind's lead for pharmaceutical R&D and intelligent healthcare."
Catching on quickly, Raelynn confidently engaged with the VIPs.
Many were pleasantly surprised. "You look incredibly young, Ms. Ortiz."
Preston beamed with pride. "Age is just a number. Raelynn's been in this field longer than I have. She had medical texts memorized before she was ten."
The introduction drew gasps of admiration from the crowd.
Raelynn felt a flush of embarrassment.
Preston was acting like a proud father showing off his overachieving daughter.

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!...