Sebastian stared into her reddened eyes, her trembling lips, and that fierce, uncompromising gaze that bristled with thorns, daring him to push her further.
They stood in absolute silence, locked in a tense standoff for what felt like an eternity.
Finally.
Sebastian slowly raised his hand. His movements were incredibly gentle, yet swift, as he wiped away a trace of moisture from the corner of her eye.
Yet his expression remained entirely unreadable.
"Get some rest," he said quietly.
Then, Sebastian turned and walked away.
Raelynn stood frozen, half-convinced that the phantom touch of him wiping away her tear was nothing more than a cruel hallucination.
Her face an emotionless mask, she walked back into the hospital room to check on her grandfather one last time.
Then, she left.
She would rather die than help Seraphina.
As for Sebastian, he hadn't even tried to threaten or bribe her tonight. He had simply asked and walked away.
She didn't care what was going through his head.
As far as Seraphina's crisis was concerned.
She was getting exactly what she deserved.
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The next day.
Raelynn headed to Longstride Technologies first to ensure operations were running smoothly.
Sebastian hadn't sent anyone to forcibly extract the files.
She gave Mr. Tanner strict instructions to report any anomalies to her immediately.
Once she arrived at NexusMind Technologies.
Raelynn spent the morning in The R&D Department, confirming the supply chain details for their upstream components.
She worked straight through until noon.
When Chloe arrived to take her out to lunch.
Just as they stepped into the office.
The Assistant hurried over to hand Raelynn a package.
"This courier delivery just arrived for you."
Chloe leaned in. "What is it? Documents? It's so thin."
What gave them the right to use the Winslow family's heritage to wash that homewrecker clean?
And having the invitation delivered to her right now.
It was a blatant provocation!
A sickening display of absolute dominance!
No wonder Sebastian hadn't forced her hand last night. They already had a Plan B ready to go.
With this charity event, they would silence the accusations of using foreign scapegoats and completely crush the boycott against Seraphina's project.
"This is unbelievably shameless! And Sebastian is the one headlining it! He knows damn well that antique shop belongs to the Winslows! He knows it's the most important thing in the world to you! And he's letting that mistress use it as a doormat to wipe herself clean?!" Chloe screamed, her face flushed with absolute fury.
Raelynn's grip on the invitation tightened until her knuckles turned white.
She understood exactly why Sebastian's name was printed on the card.
Because he was the ultimate golden ticket.
With him headlining the event, the high society elites who couldn't care less about antiques would trip over themselves to attend, just for the chance to rub shoulders with him. They would pack the venue, elevating the event's prestige to astronomical heights.
And with that kind of exposure.
Seraphina's manufactured "good name" would be broadcast to the entire world.
Raelynn took a deep, shuddering breath. "I'm going over there."

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