Raelynn had absolutely no intention of having that conversation with Sebastian.
She calmly averted her gaze, acting as though his intense stare meant nothing.
Dr. Hayes strode over, shooting Seraphina a cold, authoritative glare. "Whether it's the tampering of Raelynn's work or the plagiarism in your own paper, both matters will be treated with the utmost severity. Seraphina, you will need to cooperate with an official inquiry shortly."
Seraphina's limbs felt like ice.
A creeping, unpredictable dread clawed at her chest.
Nothing had gone according to plan. Instead, she had walked herself right to the edge of a sheer cliff, with no safe path forward and no way back.
She clenched her fists tight.
Refusing to let the sheer panic show on her face, she swallowed her anxiety and gave a stiff nod.
Before leaving, Dr. Hayes turned back to Raelynn, her eyes softening with unmistakable admiration. She looked Raelynn up and down, then patted her shoulder warmly. "Alistair really lucked out with you. Raelynn, if you're ever free, I'd love to chat with you about your research on neurological disorders."
Seraphina stared at Dr. Hayes in absolute disbelief.
Saying she wanted to 'chat' was just a polite cover—it was an open invitation from a medical titan offering to take Raelynn under her wing.
Raelynn nodded immediately, genuinely flattered. "I would be honored."
Dr. Hayes had to leave. Seraphina's situation required immediate administrative action. The higher-ups were already getting involved, preparing to handle the scandal with full severity.
Once Dr. Hayes walked away, Raelynn didn't want to linger either. Ignoring Sebastian completely, she turned and walked off without looking back.
She refused to have a personal confrontation with him here.
She certainly wasn't going to discuss the fact that she had given birth to a child during their marriage.
Sebastian's dark eyes tracked her retreating figure. He could clearly see her avoiding him. His face remained completely stoic, yet a dangerous undercurrent surged beneath the surface.
Seraphina took a deep breath. "I'm so sorry, Sebastian. With this... complication, it looks like we won't be able to make it to the television program today."
The sheer humiliation of it all made her want to vomit.
Silas was completely stunned.
His daughter's rival was... the legendary Faye?
Blanche, who was listening nearby, was equally appalled. "Then what kind of trouble are you in now?"
Seraphina's nails dug into her palms. "There's an issue with my paper. They're accusing me of plagiarizing Faye. Not only did I fail to pin academic fraud on Raelynn and get her fired from Kingsford University, but I just blacklisted myself in front of every major academic leader in the country..."
She was pacing like a headless chicken now.
Her mind was an absolute mess.
All she could do was dump the catastrophe onto her parents, desperately hoping they had a magic solution to pull her out of this nightmare.
"Raelynn is going after you?" Silas sounded both disappointed and violently angry. "That girl has always been calculating. Her whole family is entirely too vindictive!"

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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!...