Sebastian glanced over at her but chose not to interrupt her focus.
They arrived back at their marital home.
Mary was already there waiting.
Sebastian had clearly orchestrated this in advance, having someone prep the house before they even arrived.
She was holding a thick stack of legal documents.
Raelynn blinked in surprise. He had everything drafted already?
"Can you give me a minute?" Sebastian asked, shrugging off his suit jacket. "I need to change my bandages."
Raelynn instinctively looked at his back. The injury from the Citadel Entertainment Complex still hadn't healed?
It had been quite a while since the accident.
Mary immediately chimed in, "Mrs. Croix, why don't you help Mr. Croix with his bandages? You have experience as an ER doctor. You have the perfect touch."
Raelynn smoothly averted her eyes. "There are plenty of people lining up for the job. He can call Seraphina. I'm sure his next wife would be thrilled to do it."
After all, Seraphina had waited on him hand and foot during his initial recovery.
It wasn't her problem anymore. If they were getting a divorce, they needed to act like it.
Mary choked on her words, completely silenced.
She shot an incredibly awkward glance at Sebastian's face.
Sebastian's eyes were unreadable. A faint, razor-sharp smirk played on his lips, carrying a deeply biting chill.
But he didn't argue with Raelynn. Instead, he looked at Mary and ordered, "Bring me the medical kit."
Mary hurried off to fetch it.
Raelynn didn't think for a second that Sebastian was being accommodating. He just clearly liked hearing her refer to Seraphina as his 'next wife.' It was exactly what he wanted.
Sebastian didn't bother looking for privacy. Standing right in front of the mirror, he swiftly unbuttoned his shirt and shrugged it off.
Raelynn was caught completely off guard.
Her eyes immediately landed on the large medical dressing taped across his back.
He had broad shoulders and a powerfully built back. As he moved his arms, the sleek, sculpted muscles rippled, revealing dark red blood seeping through the stark white gauze over his shoulder blade.
She frowned.
The wound was clearly nowhere near healed.
But it had been weeks.
How was that possible?
Any trust or reliance she once had on him had shattered a long time ago.
There was no lingering affection to speak of.
A dark, complex shadow passed through Sebastian's eyes. He gave a faint, cynical smirk and leaned back against the sofa.
"That's for the best. Naivety gets you killed in this world."
Maintaining a hyper-vigilant mindset, Raelynn started texting photos of the incredibly dense, confusing legal clauses over to Preston for a second opinion.
Sebastian waited for her with surprising patience.
Until an incoming call flashed across Raelynn's phone screen.
Sebastian cast a casual glance at the screen before picking up his teacup for a slow sip.
It was Ian Hudson.
Raelynn froze for three solid seconds.
She instantly knew exactly why he was calling.
It was because...
He had found out about her public marriage to Sebastian.

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!...