Boss, Your Wife Signed the Divorce Agreement Before the Wedding novel Chapter 313

Luke felt a subtle, distinctly male hostility radiating from Ian.

He narrowed his eyes. "What's that supposed to mean, Mr. Hudson?"

Ian enunciated every word clearly. "Ms. Ortiz does not appreciate your unsolicited advances. Please respect her boundaries."

Luke's jaw tightened. "Are you just playing the hero, Mr. Hudson, or is there something else going on?"

Ian met his gaze head-on. "I have feelings for Raelynn."

A simple, blunt declaration.

It ruthlessly sliced through the ridiculous tension, dropping a massive bombshell on the room.

The bewildered crowd stared at Ian in absolute shock.

The future head of The Hudson Family, the legendary CEO, actually had feelings for a woman embroiled in so much controversy?

The cocky smile on Luke's face instantly shattered.

Even Raelynn was stunned.

Sebastian's cold eyes slowly narrowed, a faint, almost imperceptible scoff pulling at his lips.

But his gaze was fixed on the most important person in the room: Dr. Hayes.

It took a long moment for the reality of the situation to hit the crowd, prompting everyone to nervously check the matriarch's reaction.

After all, plenty of people knew that Ian was engaged to The Yves Family...

To declare his feelings for someone else right in front of Dr. Hayes was akin to ripping up the harmonious facade between the two powerful families. He was laying all his cards on the table.

Dr. Hayes's expression was unsurprisingly grim.

She hadn't anticipated things spiraling like this.

Julian flared with sudden anger. He had only intended to force Ian to back off from Raelynn. He never expected Ian to double down and publicly confess his feelings in front of him, his grandmother, and the entire elite circle.

The situation had escalated past the point of no return!

"Mr. Stevens, please escort our guests to the front hall for refreshments," Dr. Hayes ordered, her voice sharp as glass.

Raelynn's scalp prickled.

She was clearing out the irrelevant spectators so the core group could handle this face-to-face.

In the end, she had been dragged right into the center of the mess.

His expression was equally ugly. Looking at Raelynn's remarkably calm face, a surge of irrational anger flared in his chest.

He knew she had previously been interested in Sebastian and had even tried to compete with Seraphina. But he never imagined she was secretly stringing Ian along too. What did that make him? A backup?

Now, she had blatantly offended the Yves family!

"How could you..." he started to snap.

Raelynn shoved his hand away, reminding him coldly, "This is none of your business."

Luke choked on his words, his face darkening even further.

The core group moved into a private adjoining room.

Luke didn't follow.

Dr. Hayes was too preoccupied to care that Seraphina, Leo, and the rest were still trailing behind Sebastian.

Given that they were Julian's friends, they likely already knew the secret anyway.

Ian looked directly at the elderly woman, his tone calm and respectful, devoid of any dictatorial edge. "Dr. Hayes, I need to make it clear that Ms. Ortiz and I are not together. My feelings for her are entirely one-sided. She is completely innocent in this matter."