Sebastian turned and headed to his study to grab something.
In the span of a few minutes, he had casually dropped two hundred million just for the chance to make Seraphina smile.
Wait up for him? Was he out of his mind?
She had moved out days ago, and apparently, Sebastian still hadn't even noticed.
How utterly invisible did she have to be for him to be this oblivious?
Raelynn almost laughed out loud.
She couldn't care less about Sebastian. She grabbed her photo and walked right out the front door.
When she got back into her beat-up old Kia, she was infuriated to find it completely dead.
The engine wouldn't turn over.
No matter what she tried, the car was fully on strike.
Bad luck never traveled alone. As if the day hadn't been brutal enough, her car had chosen this exact moment to stage a mutiny.
She checked the time; it was just past eight.
Raelynn had to get out and pop the hood, but it was completely hopeless.
When Sebastian walked out, he saw the whole scene. He remembered she had been driving that exact car since the day they got married.
He got into his car and had the driver pull up next to her. Rolling down the window, he looked at her. "Heading back to the hospital? Get in. It's on my way."
Raelynn glanced back at him but didn't move.
"Henry, open the door for my wife," Sebastian ordered smoothly, his eyes skimming right past Raelynn's suspicious expression.
The driver, Henry, immediately jumped out and opened the rear door for her.
"Mrs. Croix, please."
Raelynn honestly hadn't expected Sebastian to be this 'considerate' right now.
But she also knew the reality: her car was dead, this was a highly exclusive private estate where ride-shares couldn't easily enter, and walking to the main road would take forever.
There was no point in punishing herself just to prove a point to him.
Raelynn got in.
She sat in the back seat with Sebastian, keeping a solid distance between them.
He kept his eyes glued to his iPad the entire time, showing zero interest in starting a conversation.
Which was perfectly fine by Raelynn.
The car glided out of the private estate, driving for about twenty minutes.
Just as they were about to merge onto the highway.
Sebastian's phone lit up.
Raelynn had been staring out the window the entire time, but the Maybach's windows were so impossibly polished that she clearly saw the caller ID reflecting off the glass.
The Maybach sped off into the distance.
Raelynn stood on the corner in the dead of winter. Stepping out of the heated luxury car into the freezing night air made the cold bite even harder, stiffening her bones instantly.
She looked down, her hands shaking as she pulled out her phone to order a car.
Her face remained completely blank.
Even though he had dumped her on the side of the road in the freezing cold late at night, without a second thought for her safety, just so he could run to Seraphina.
Faced with Sebastian's ruthless indifference.
She felt nothing. No pain, no sorrow, no joy.
It was rush hour, and the wait for a ride was going to be long.
Before her car arrived, a video call from her daughter, Lily, popped up.
Raelynn blinked her dry eyes and answered, instantly slapping on a bright smile. "Hey, baby."
Her daughter's perfectly beautiful little face filled the screen.
She flashed a huge smile, showing off adorable dimples. "Mommy! Are you done with work? Why are you outside all by yourself?"
Before Raelynn could answer, Lily stared closely at her mother's smiling face.
The little girl's expression suddenly dropped, looking like she wanted to reach straight through the screen and hug her. "Mommy, are you sad?"

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!...