Seraphina walked over to the exact spot where Raelynn's laptop had just been resting. She narrowed her eyes. "I'll make it. You and Mom can start filming the opening segment, and I'll make my grand entrance halfway through."
Silas chuckled through the phone. "In that case, you should invite Mr. Croix to come along. If we can convince him to show his face on camera, that would be the ultimate victory."
The explosive popularity of this exclusive reality show had put their family on the map.
Their business had doubled overnight.
If Sebastian and Leo Flynn hadn't pulled strings behind the scenes, the Vance family never would have secured a platform on such a top-tier network to build this kind of hype.
If Sebastian appeared on the broadcast alongside them, it would be a public declaration. It would be a forced, undeniable public proposal. After that, the Croix family would have no choice but to accept Seraphina as their daughter-in-law!
Hearing her father's suggestion.
Seraphina couldn't stop the smile from spreading across her face. A rush of triumphant, bashful heat warmed her cheeks.
She knew exactly what Silas was implying.
It was the most foolproof strategy they had.
With the momentum of the reality show, combined with the fact that she would be arriving straight from a massive, guaranteed victory at The National Medical Research Symposium, it would be her crowning moment of glory.
After all, she had Leo Lombardi backing her this time.
She was absolutely certain she would take the number one spot.
And she was even more certain that Sebastian wouldn't refuse her request to join them on the broadcast.
As for Raelynn...
A vicious, meaningful smirk played on Seraphina's lips. The events of that day were going to be incredibly entertaining for her.
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Later that afternoon, Raelynn headed back to NexusMind Technologies.
The late-stage rollout planning for the surgical robot project was still in full swing, and she had a mountain of operational issues to sort out.
The moment she sat down at her desk.
Her phone buzzed with an iMessage from Sierra.
Sierra: "Thank you, Professor Ortiz. I'm totally fine now! Please don't worry about me~"
Seeing that she was safe, Raelynn finally let out a breath of relief.
Raelynn sat in silence.
She had already made her decision on how to handle the shop.
But now that the Vance family was publicly staking their claim on national television, she couldn't be entirely sure that Sebastian wouldn't just hand the deed right back to Seraphina.
After all, he gave that woman whatever she wanted.
Raelynn's voice was deadly calm. "I need to call Sebastian."
She hung up with Chloe.
Without a second of hesitation, Raelynn dialed Sebastian's number.
He picked up.
But he didn't say a word.
Raelynn wasn't expecting a warm greeting anyway. Her words cut through the silence like glass. "I will never allow Seraphina or her family to lay a single finger on my family's legacy. I don't care what you do. I don't care if you marry her, or marry anyone else—that has absolutely nothing to do with me. But keep your filthy mess away from my family's shop!"
"Sebastian, if you refuse to hand over the deed, I will see you in court!"

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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!...