Getting a concrete confirmation from Sebastian sent a thrill of absolute euphoria through Seraphina. Her smile turned sickeningly sweet, a stark and jarring contrast to the suffocatingly serious atmosphere of the conference hall. It inevitably drew eyes from across the room.
After all, today was a brutal, high-stakes competition.
Everyone in the room was wired with tension, completely unable to relax.
Yet Seraphina's corner was filled with light laughter and romantic bliss.
Raelynn wasn't sitting too far away.
She could practically feel the suffocating wave of sugary perfection radiating from their table.
She had no idea what they were whispering about.
But for Seraphina to look that deeply, intoxicatingly in love, Sebastian must have promised her something massive.
The next second.
Raelynn felt Seraphina's gaze lock onto her.
The woman glanced over, her smirk widening into something clear, confident, and impossibly arrogant. She looked like a general who had already won the war. Her eyes were dripping with absolute, unfiltered contempt.
Raelynn furrowed her brow.
What a psycho.
Seeing that Raelynn offered zero reaction—acting as though she was backing down from the challenge—Seraphina let out a silent, mocking scoff.
She was absolutely going to claim the number one spot today.
And then, stepping onto that reality show stage with Sebastian would be the ultimate, televised declaration that they were a united front. The entire world would eagerly rally behind their flawless romance.
People worshipped power and success. Once she flaunted her academic victory on national television, she and Sebastian would be hailed as a match made in heaven.
The Croix family would have no choice but to bow down and accept her.
And by agreeing to go on the show, Sebastian was silently confirming their commitment.
As for Raelynn?
She was getting kicked to the curb. Discarded.
Not just tossed out of Sebastian's heart, but today...
Seraphina hid a dark, twisted smile.
When Preston Moreno walked into the hall, he immediately spotted Raelynn sitting by herself. Meanwhile, a short distance away, Sebastian's section was practically buzzing with VIP energy.
He strode purposefully over to Raelynn.
"Nervous?"
When he found out, wouldn't he lose his mind?
"He won't," Raelynn said flatly.
She looked at Preston and repeated it, her voice hollow. "He doesn't care that I'm marrying Ian. He hasn't had a single reaction. Honestly, I think I completely overestimated how much he would care about a daughter who shares his blood."
She had been thinking about this a lot lately.
Maybe she had been projecting her own deep love onto him this entire time.
Even if Sebastian found out Lily was his flesh and blood, he probably wouldn't even bother fighting for her.
After all, if a man didn't love the mother, how much could he possibly love the child?
Without a foundation of deep, romantic love for his wife, a man's natural paternal instinct was practically non-existent. He could have a child with anyone. To a man like him, the only child that mattered was one born from the woman he actually loved. If he knew Lily was his, he'd probably just view her as an annoying burden interfering with his perfect romance.
Preston didn't know how to respond.
Because a terrifying thought was creeping into his own mind.
Sebastian was a notoriously cold-blooded sociopath. Why would he ever lose his mind over something as trivial as emotional attachments?
The symposium was about to begin.

Comments
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!...