Boss, Your Wife Signed the Divorce Agreement Before the Wedding novel Chapter 501

He turned and walked out.

The once-glamorous gala was left in absolute ruins.

Nothing remained but a catastrophic mess for the family to clean up.

When Raelynn stepped out into the crisp night air,

her legs felt like lead.

She had never actually intended to wage an all-out war with the Croix family.

But the fake divorce certificate had crossed her ultimate bottom line: Lily's safety.

Refusing to be their puppet any longer, she wasn't about to beg them for the real paperwork.

If the Croixs wanted to play dirty, she only had one option left.

Standing on the curb, Raelynn requested a ride-share, but the app showed she was over a hundred people deep in the queue.

Out of patience and desperate, she dialed Ian Hudson's number.

He picked up after a few rings. "Raelynn?"

She swallowed the hard lump in her throat. "Are you free right now? I really need to see you."

Ian immediately picked up on the tension in her voice.

He paused for a beat. "I'm working late at Zenith Holdings. I'll wait for you."

Zenith Holdings was the Hudson family's main corporate branch in Kingsford.

"I'll send my assistant down to meet you," he added.

"Okay," Raelynn whispered before ending the call.

But the ride-share map showed zero progress.

She touched her cheek. It was completely dry; she hadn't shed a single tear.

She realized she was far stronger than she had ever given herself credit for.

Suddenly.

A sleek, obsidian Rolls-Royce glided out of the darkness and idled smoothly in front of her.

The tinted window rolled down.

Sebastian was behind the wheel, one hand resting lazily on the steering wheel as he looked at her. "Where to? Get in."

Raelynn stared at his unbothered, perfectly calm face.

A cynical smirk tugged at the corner of her lips.

She could easily tell him to get lost.

But a sudden thought crossed her mind, and she decided against it.

She opened the door and slid into the passenger seat without hesitation. "Zenith Holdings, please."

At the mention of the building, Sebastian's gaze snapped to her as she buckled her seatbelt.

He knew exactly who owned Zenith Holdings.

And he knew exactly who she was rushing to see.

Yet here he was, playing chauffeur to deliver his estranged wife right to Ian Hudson.

It made perfect sense why he had been so effortlessly detached from her throughout their entire marriage.

They lapsed into a mutual, heavy silence.

The enclosed space of the car forced them to share the same air, keeping them physically close yet emotionally separated by an insurmountable wall.

When they finally pulled up to Zenith Holdings,

Raelynn didn't even utter a word of thanks.

She shoved the door open and marched straight toward Ian's waiting assistant without a single backward glance.

Sebastian watched her go, his expression unreadable.

He had no idea what urgent business had brought her to Ian at this hour.

He lingered until she disappeared into the brightly lit lobby, only then looking away.

Pulling out a silver case, he lit a cigarette and exhaled a long drag into the shadows of the car.

***

Raelynn took the elevator to the executive floor.

She followed the assistant straight to Ian's private office.

The moment she stepped inside,

Ian looked up from his massive desk. He set down his fountain pen and immediately stood to greet her.

But Raelynn didn't even give him a chance to speak. Skipping pleasantries altogether, she marched right up to him and looked him dead in the eye. "Will you sign marriage papers with me? Right now."