Boss, Your Wife Signed the Divorce Agreement Before the Wedding novel Chapter 408
The cool, smooth texture of the jade against his palm made Sebastian Croix look down.
The sheer size of the stone, combined with its flawless clarity, told him instantly that its market value was virtually immeasurable.
Raelynn Ortiz glanced over as well.
Her family's antique shop was filled with incredible pieces. If it hadn't been, Silas Vance wouldn't have brought those transfer papers to her mother's hospital bed, forcing her thumbprint onto the documents while she was comatose from the car crash.
It was the Winslow family's antiques that had saved Silas during his worst financial crisis.
Raelynn treasured everything in this shop. She immediately reached out, took the jade pendant from Sebastian's hand, and carefully placed it back into the display case.
The wooden cabinet was old and slightly worn from years of neglect.
She securely fastened the small padlock on the outside.
In this single display case alone, ten top-tier jade pieces rested.
Each one was breathtaking.
Sebastian watched the sheer reverence with which she handled the item. His gaze slowly shifted from Raelynn's face to the jade she had just locked away. His eyes betrayed no emotion. He stared at it for a couple of seconds before lazily looking away.
He didn't bring up the "negotiation" they had been discussing moments earlier.
As Raelynn stood up straight, he turned and walked out.
Through the tapestry, Raelynn watched him walk straight over to Seraphina Vance. She couldn't hear what he said, but Seraphina's eyes curved into a sweet smile before the two of them walked off together.
Raelynn, however, couldn't find a single reason to smile.
Sebastian had left no room for negotiation.
He was getting even. This was his way of retaliating because she had refused to give Seraphina face or pull the data from Longstride Technologies to help her out.
Raelynn lowered her head and took a deep, steadying breath.
"Watch your mouth!"
"If you hadn't stubbornly refused to hand over the Longstride data, I wouldn't have had to rush the paperwork to set up this exhibition. You've exhausted everyone with your selfishness! You're completely unreasonable!"
The antique shop had technically been sold to Sebastian.
But the paperwork had been stalled for ages. With Seraphina's latest scandal, they needed the shop as an emergency PR anchor, forcing Silas to pull every shady string he had over the last two days to expedite the transfer.
After all, the way he had stolen the business from Raelynn's mother had been underhanded, involving plenty of illegal procedures. Now, he was being forced to clean up his own messy trail.
Raelynn had no idea why Silas was throwing a tantrum over processing some standard paperwork.
She tuned him out entirely.
But Silas threw one last jab at her back: "Being Sebastian's wife gets you absolutely nothing. He'll never appreciate you. But if you step aside and let your sister take your place, the dynamic changes entirely."
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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!...