Sierra was rushed to the hospital in the ambulance.
A few of the university staff rode along with her.
After carrying the girl down several flights of stairs, Raelynn's adrenaline crashed. She collapsed onto the concrete steps outside the building, struggling to catch her breath just as Dr. Adrian Moreno hurried out, having heard the news.
Seeing Raelynn, he stepped forward and gently patted her head. "How is she?"
Raelynn exhaled heavily. "It was an allergic asthma attack that triggered a chain reaction with her heart. The paramedics got here fast, so she should pull through without any major damage."
Dr. Moreno nodded grimly. "That kid has dealt with severe asthma her whole life. She can't be around heavy pollen or strong synthetic fragrances. Add a congenital heart defect to the mix, and she's always been fragile. I suppose that's exactly why she went into medicine."
Raelynn wasn't surprised that Dr. Moreno knew her medical history so intimately.
After all, high-society circles were small. As a daughter of the Yves Family and the child of Dr. Evelyn Hayes, her health struggles were likely an open secret among the elite.
"You seem to know Sierra well."
Dr. Moreno sighed. "I've heard the talk over the years. Her condition is pretty widely known among the right families."
Raelynn immediately turned her head.
She stared back up at the lab windows.
Seraphina had brought in that massive bouquet. Natural roses rarely had such an overpowering scent, but those had been drenched in heavy oils. If Seraphina knew about Sierra's deadly allergy... she never would have brought them inside.
Raelynn frowned in deep thought.
She ultimately decided it must have been a reckless accident.
After all, the flowers were supposedly a grand romantic gesture from Sebastian. There was no logical reason for Seraphina to intentionally trigger Sierra's life-threatening condition just to show off.
Before Dr. Moreno walked away, he paused. "Did you submit your paper?"
Raelynn scrambled to her feet, instantly shaking off the exhaustion from her adrenaline rush. "I did, I did!"
She spun around and sprinted back up the stairs.
When she burst back into the lab, Seraphina was nowhere to be found, and the suffocating bouquet was gone.
Raelynn didn't care about where the other woman went.
She marched straight to her laptop, noticing the screen was still on the submission portal.
She glanced at it and realized the document had already gone through.
She figured she must have accidentally clicked the mouse in her frantic rush to catch Sierra when she collapsed.
She reached out to open the sent file to double-check everything.
This time, Seraphina didn't try to stop her.
She watched Raelynn's retreating back, a dark, calculating glint flashing in her eyes.
From the phone still pressed to her ear, Silas's furious voice echoed, "This is outrageous! That girl gets more ungrateful by the day!"
Was this her way of threatening to sever all ties with the Vance family?
"She grew up in the middle of nowhere. It's only natural she's a bit feral," Seraphina murmured with a cold smirk.
"I see it clearly now. Raelynn was simply destined to be a cursed loner. Worrying about her only brings me grief," Silas said, sounding deeply disappointed.
At that.
Seraphina raised an eyebrow.
It was true.
Who did Raelynn even have left?
She was completely and utterly alone.
"Forget about her, Sera. The production team just sent over the schedule for the next recording. But the timing conflicts perfectly with your symposium at Kingsford University. Can you make it?"

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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!...