Sensing Raelynn's emotional fluctuations, Lily quickly sat up and wiped the corners of Raelynn's eyes with her small hands.
Pretending to be mature, she patted her own little chest. "Hug."
Raelynn was amused, despite the lingering heartache.
She actually hoped Lily could just be a normal child her age, unaffected by everything, without needing to be so overly sensible.
However, she figured Lily's maturity was inevitable, likely an inherited trait from Sebastian Croix.
As for the question of whether she was crying because of her father, Raelynn couldn't answer.
Because Lily always thought her biological father was dead.
She pulled Lily into her arms. "It's not because of him anymore."
Seven years of suffering was the utmost sincerity she had offered to that relationship.
Lily nodded, seemingly half-understanding.
Raelynn rarely got the chance to tell Lily a bedtime story, but tonight she did, coaxing the little girl back to sleep.
As for everything that had happened tonight.
Whether it was flipping the table at the Croix family party or making the firm decision to marry Ian.
She didn't regret any of it.
Even if the Croix Family "punished" her in the future for her rebellion today, she didn't care.
As long as she got married and everything was settled, she didn't mind going all out against the Croix Family.
The next day.
Raelynn received a few iMessage notifications from Ian early in the morning.
Ian: [I'm flying to abroad today. I'll try to return early. Leave the single status certificate to me.]
Raelynn knew he was handling the paperwork.
Ian was reliable, so she didn't need to worry.
She read the next message.
Ian: [You can look into wedding styles, venues, destinations... let me know if you like anything. You haven't had a wedding before, but a girl usually has some expectations for one.]
The next day.
Raelynn headed straight to Kingsford University.
Her agreement hadn't been printed yet, so she planned to print it out at the school.
The routine weekly meeting among various universities was taking place in the Kingsford University Lab Building.
When Raelynn arrived at the conference room.
She saw Sebastian already sitting in the front row.
Sitting right next to him, having risen in status, was Seraphina Vance.
Raelynn wasn't surprised. Sebastian was the main investor in The Neurological Medicine Project, so attending the meeting was standard procedure.
The moment she saw Raelynn, Seraphina's expression turned frigid.
At the Croix family party, Raelynn had ripped away her facade. Over the past two days, many people had been discreetly asking questions, and ugly gossip about her was already spreading!
It was an insult to her!

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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!...