Raelynn thought she had misheard him.
Her expression froze for a moment, a sharp pang twisting in her chest. She looked up in disbelief. "Are you out of your mind?"
In that moment, she wanted to rip Sebastian's chest open just to see if he even had a heart beating inside.
He knew exactly what the Vances had done to her!
Sebastian didn't answer. He leaned down to look at the little girl, his voice gentle. "They're handing out cupcakes over there. Why don't you go grab one?"
The little girl's eyes lit up instantly. She waved at Raelynn and skipped away.
Only then did Sebastian straighten up. His gaze met Raelynn's, taking in the raw hatred swirling in her eyes. It was as if every shred of affection from their years of marriage had been utterly pulverized.
He remained silent for a beat before a faint, indifferent smile touched his lips. "You know as well as I do that all these rumors circulating lately aren't doing anyone any favors. It's just one sentence. It shouldn't be that hard."
"What do I care if she lives or dies?" Raelynn sneered. To say she wasn't furious would be a lie.
To protect Seraphina's glowing reputation, Sebastian was truly willing to do anything.
Even if it meant killing Raelynn!
Wasn't this just forcing the victim to clear the home-wrecker's name?
Sebastian didn't seem to mind her hostility. His voice remained steady, devoid of any harshness. "This won't hurt you. The paperwork for The Winslow Antique Shop will be finalized by next month at the latest. If this gets resolved smoothly before then, it's a win-win, isn't it?"
A chill ran down Raelynn's spine.
She stared at him in disbelief.
He was using her family's antique shop as leverage?
When they signed the agreement, it explicitly stated the shop would be transferred to her in a year, provided she didn't remarry or leak the news of their divorce. Now, he was turning it into a bargaining chip!
"Sebastian?"
Right on cue, Seraphina walked over.
Her arrival abruptly shattered the tense, explosive atmosphere between them.
Or rather, it interrupted Raelynn's one-sided fury.
Raelynn had no desire to waste another second on this toxic pair. Having said her piece, she spun on her heel and walked away.
Sticking around them would only shave years off her life!
Though Seraphina was angry, she quickly rationalized it. Raelynn was pure trash, destined to amount to nothing. Besides, what man would ever want a woman so extreme and uncompromising?
Earlier today, Sebastian had denied their relationship for the sake of appeasing Dr. Moreno. She pressed her lips together and looked up at him. "Sebastian, you're still going to have dinner with my family, right?"
Sebastian looked down, his handsome, chiseled features betraying nothing. "I'll make the time."
A sweet smile instantly bloomed across Seraphina's face.
No matter what happened, their bond was unbreakable by outside forces!
Raelynn's little schemes would always fall flat.
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That evening, Raelynn met up with Chloe, who had finally finished a grueling day of work.

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!...