Sebastian slowly pulled his gaze away from Raelynn's departing car. "I'll take you home. Don't let it bother you."
Seraphina frowned and looked at the license plate on Sebastian's car again.
She silently knit her brows.
They were both women; how could she not see right through Raelynn's scheming?
On one hand, Raelynn was trying a new tactic, acting erratic and unpredictable to catch Sebastian's attention. On the other hand, she was pulling these sneaky little stunts to mislead the public about her relationship with him.
She was desperate to make people guess who she was to Sebastian.
What a desperate clout-chaser.
She refused to stoop to Raelynn's level and fight over something so petty. It was beneath her.
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Raelynn returned to the NexusMind R&D center.
She had new drugs to develop, and she needed to keep an eye on the smart medical tech side. There was a lot to confirm before the end of the year.
The R&D center was mostly filled with scientists who only cared about keeping their heads down and crunching pharmaceutical data. Many were voluntarily working overtime.
Chloe Hudson worked in event and program planning, and lately, she was so busy she barely had time to breathe.
She had finally carved out some time, insisting they grab dinner together.
Raelynn decided to head home and cook for her.
Her cooking skills weren't great. She followed tutorials step-by-step for every single dish.
Before making anything, she had to re-watch the tutorial.
Chloe couldn't help but click her tongue. "I highly suggest you let me raise the kid. I'm way better at this than you are."
Raelynn shot her a look over her shoulder.
Chloe's ulterior motives were practically written on her forehead.
"My everyday meals are just okay, but I'm amazing at nutritional meals, medicinal diets, and ingredient balancing." At the very least, she could guarantee the kid would grow up incredibly healthy.
"Lily is only five and a half! If you pump her full of medicinal soups every day, she'll overheat. Don't be a psycho!" Chloe truly was plotting to steal the kid.
The only reason she even knew she had been restricted was because Chloe ran in the same circles and had their contacts too.
Back then, she had been so naive and clueless. At a dinner party, she had actually asked, "Do you guys just not post on social media? I've never seen anything."
The whole table had just smiled in silence.
It wasn't until later.
When she saw Leo and the others' posts on Chloe's phone.
That was when she realized her public question had made her look like a total clown. Their meaningful looks had been pure, undisguised mockery.
She had felt deeply humiliated.
She never wanted to pry; it just felt like being blocked by Sebastian's friends was their way of deliberately erasing her from his life. It was inevitably disappointing.
Back then, she had gone to Sebastian's study and politely asked him why all his friends had blocked her.
She remembered Sebastian hadn't even looked up.
He just asked coldly, "If you weren't constantly obsessing over them, how would you even know? If you want to keep tabs on me, do you really need to go through all that trouble?"

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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!...