Boss, Your Wife Signed the Divorce Agreement Before the Wedding novel Chapter 503
Raelynn met his intense gaze.
Ian straightened back up. "Raelynn, I don't care about your motives for marrying me. That part doesn't matter."
She stared at him in shock. "But if we do this, it won't be out of love. It would literally just be a marriage of convenience."
Terrified he was misunderstanding the gravity of the arrangement, she stressed, "I refuse to lie to you just to get custody of Lily. I can't honestly say I have romantic feelings for you, and we wouldn't be living together like a real couple. Once Lily's paperwork is finalized, we would probably just file for divorce."
She preferred to lay all her cards brutally on the table.
She freely admitted that this drastic move was entirely triggered by the Croix family backing her into a corner.
This was her only avenue to regain control of her life without strings attached, and she owed Ian complete transparency.
Ian listened quietly, his eyes dropping to her hands, which were twisting nervously in her lap as she scrambled to explain herself.
"It doesn't matter," he repeated smoothly.
Raelynn's remaining arguments instantly died in her throat.
She had completely run out of ammunition.
Ian was being impossibly accommodating.
He walked back around his desk and sat facing her. "Instead of worrying about holding me back or planning our future divorce, why not look at it differently? We take our time, see if we can find a comfortable rhythm together. Maybe we wouldn't even need to split up. We could just give Lily a stable, happy home."
Raelynn froze.
She had never even entertained that angle.
Ian slid a sleek bottle of water across the desk toward her. "Furthermore, you don't need to carry any guilt. You aren't using me. Given your current professional status, an alliance between us is actually mutually beneficial. You don't owe me a thing."
He had flawlessly anticipated and dismantled every single one of her insecurities.
He was perfectly fine with being a pawn, completely okay with a marriage of convenience, and absolutely willing to sign divorce papers whenever she wanted out.
Of course, he also left the door wide open for another option: staying married and allowing real feelings to grow.
His stance was crystal clear.
Raelynn fell into a thoughtful silence.
Ian didn't push her, simply sitting with her in the quiet room.
But he did have one question of his own. "Do you want a wedding?"
The question threw Raelynn for a loop.
The thought hadn't even crossed her mind.
Her marriage to Sebastian had been a rushed, chaotic blur anyway.
She had spent those seven years swept away in a terrible current, treating her entire marriage like a suffocating fever dream.
During those few seconds of shock, she formulated her answer—she absolutely didn't need a wedding. But just as she opened her mouth to say it,
the office door suddenly pushed open.
A figure stood in the doorway, staring at them in utter disbelief.
The intruder had clearly overheard the tail end of their conversation.
"You two are getting married?"
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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!...