Raelynn was clearly a difficult woman to deal with.
From start to finish, she hadn't shown an ounce of guilt or remorse for hiding the fact that she had a child, nor had she offered a single proper explanation.
It was as if she wanted to fan the flames higher.
Her attitude of silent admission was incredibly glaring.
Even her offer to apologize sounded completely insincere.
Sebastian kept his eyes fixed on the road ahead, never glancing her way again. He stared into the dark, rainy night, his profile half-obscured by the shadows. The sharp angles of his nose and jawline looked utterly cold and devoid of any warmth, making him seem entirely unapproachable.
He didn't reply to her words.
Silence killed the conversation once more.
What finally allowed Raelynn to breathe a sigh of relief was the ringing of Sebastian's phone sitting on the center console.
The brightly lit screen was impossible to ignore in the dark cabin.
She easily saw that it was a voice call from Seraphina on iMessage.
Complete with that glaringly affectionate nickname.
The moment her gaze landed on the screen, Sebastian reached out and picked up the phone.
He pulled out his earpiece and slipped it in.
He had no intention of ignoring his beloved's call just because Raelynn was in the car.
His voice echoed in the quiet space. "Yeah, I'm out of the city."
Raelynn simply tried to shrink her presence and stared out the window.
But the disjointed rhythm of their conversation kept drifting into her ears.
She didn't want to notice, but she was forced to confront the truth.
Sebastian was undeniably much more patient with Seraphina. Even for the most trivial questions, he provided steady answers.
His deep voice continued to rumble nearby. "Mm-hmm."
"That works."
"See you then."
And so on.
He showed no rush to hang up.
It was a stark contrast to how he treated her.
A humorless smile tugged at the corner of Raelynn's lips. The depth of a relationship couldn't be measured by the length of time spent together. When a man truly loved a woman, his investment of time, energy, and money provided all the obvious answers.
She desperately wanted to block out the couple's sickeningly sweet conversation.
Hearing those words, she gave a dry smirk.
Now, she felt like the shady mistress sneaking around in the dark.
The drive back to the city was already long, and their phone call didn't drag on forever.
But Raelynn noticed that Sebastian wasn't driving fast. Yes, it was raining, but at this pace, a two-hour drive was easily going to turn into three.
Suppressing her irritation, she asked, "Can you drive a little faster?"
Sebastian's tone remained flat. "Pick one: fast or safe."
He shot her a sideways look. "Aren't you worried your daughter might lose her mother in a car crash at such a young age?"
Raelynn knew his tongue had always been venomous, so she didn't bother arguing.
She gritted her teeth, forcefully enduring the agonizing three-hour ride.
It was a rare stretch of uninterrupted alone time for the two of them.
By the time they pulled into her neighborhood, the rain had stopped, and it was nearly midnight.
The moment the car parked.
Raelynn immediately unbuckled her seatbelt and stepped out, intending to say a quick thank you. But just as she turned around—

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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!...