Blanche was in a total panic for Seraphina. "Raelynn is doing this on purpose! It's a blatant setup! She laid a trap while you had no idea. If she had just admitted who she was from the start, you never would have gone after her paper!"
Silas was equally infuriated. "Raelynn is just like her mother, Rowan. Unforgiving and ruthless. Back when my company was going under, I just asked Rowan for a few pieces from her antique shop to pawn for cash flow, and she flat-out refused. Didn't care about our family ties at all. Raelynn inherited that exact same selfishness."
Blanche scoffed. "And look where it got her? Rowan ended up in a coma from a car crash. You easily got her fingerprint on the transfer papers for the entire antique shop while she was unconscious. A little money could have solved your problems, but no. That crash was just karma catching up to her."
Silas fell silent.
Anxious about Seraphina's mess, Blanche quickly pivoted back. "What's Mr. Croix's stance on this? Is he protecting you?"
Seraphina closed her eyes tightly. "His attitude toward me hasn't changed."
"Thank God," Blanche exhaled in relief. "Here's what you do. Beg Sebastian to handle this. It's a walk in the park for him. One word from him, and Kingsford University will sweep this under the rug. And as for the antique shop... your father went through hell to get that property from Rowan. If he hadn't held onto it as leverage to force Sebastian to clean up your previous medical malpractice scandal, Sebastian never would have stepped in. Your dad had to use shady channels to finalize the paperwork.
"Now that things have blown up, Raelynn will definitely try to take the shop back. Go act sweet with Sebastian. Ask him for the deed. Have him formally gift it to you."
Seraphina considered her mother's words.
It made sense.
As long as Sebastian was in her corner, the university scandal wasn't a death sentence.
As for the antique shop, she'd rather burn it to the ground than let Raelynn have it back.
"I understand."
Seraphina finally felt her heart settle.
This setback wasn't going to destroy her.
***
Raelynn deliberately slipped away to avoid Sebastian.
She knew all too well that exposing her identity as Faye meant a lot of things were about to spiral out of control.
She found it genuinely amusing that a ruthless, calculating businessman like Sebastian would go to such extreme lengths to protect someone like Seraphina.
He had to really love her to pull strings like this.
"It doesn't matter. The internal investigation will proceed. As long as I don't drop the charges, no matter how much he censors the media or shields her from public outrage, Seraphina is going to pay."
Raelynn didn't want to waste any more energy thinking about it.
She was exhausted.
The moment her identity as Faye had been revealed, her phone had exploded with messages and invitations from the top medical professionals at the symposium.
Even Julian had called her.
She had hit ignore without a second thought.

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!...