Raelynn scrolled down.
The comment section was an absolute war zone.
She immediately called Chloe back.
The moment the line connected, Chloe's gleeful laughter rang through the speaker. "Did you see the entertainment alert?"
"I saw it," Raelynn said.
"Best plot twist ever! I didn't even plan for it to go down like this today. Preston told me what happened at the symposium, and I was right in the middle of directing the Vance family's PR show. They snuck off to take a private call, but guess what? The boom mics were still recording! I was supposed to cut the feed immediately, but then I thought—why the hell should I? The whole world deserves to see how twisted these people really are!"
And just like that, the Vance family had publicly nuked themselves.
Even though they didn't explicitly spell out every crime, anyone with half a brain could read between the lines.
The general public didn't understand the complex university politics.
But plenty of people knew about the Winslow Antique Shop.
The fact that Silas Vance had ruthlessly stolen his comatose wife's private property through under-the-table channels was now an undeniable fact!
"Now the feds are looking into the Vance family's company. If their financials are dirty, they are completely done for. I heard that in just the last few hours, massive investors have pulled out of their projects!"
Chloe was practically buzzing with adrenaline.
"I honestly want to send Sebastian Croix a thank-you basket. He tried to humiliate us by forcing me to direct a glorified PR stunt for his precious girlfriend. Anyone else would have cut the feed and contained the damage. But not me! I poured gasoline all over it!"
She had stepped in to "help" his precious girlfriend right at the perfect moment.
And shoved the Vance family straight off a cliff.
If they couldn't recover from this, they were finished.
Sebastian had mobilized a massive production team to craft a flawless narrative for Seraphina. If they had just stayed quiet, they never would have crashed this spectacularly!
Raelynn hadn't expected the situation to escalate this beautifully.
More importantly, the recording explicitly mentioned 'starting with the paper.'
That was the smoking gun.
Silas wasn't doing much better.
He had rushed home from the office, looking as if he had aged ten years in a matter of hours. "How did this audio get out?! The network screwed up! We can sue them for this!"
Blanche was pacing in a frantic circle.
Several wealthy socialites had already called, gossiping and asking if her husband was having an affair.
"What about the company? How bad is it?" Blanche asked.
"Seven major investors have pulled their funding. All our ongoing projects are paralyzed. The money we sank into them is going right down the drain. If we can't fix this, we'll be bankrupt! The stock... the stock is completely tanking!"
Silas's blood pressure was through the roof.
The TV program was supposed to paint the Vance family as upstanding philanthropists.
After the first episode aired, they had secured massive contracts and expanded operations. To handle the volume, Silas had heavily leveraged the company and poured millions into expansion. He never imagined that very same show would become the guillotine chopping off his head.
Blanche snatched Seraphina's phone from the table. "Sera, call Mr. Croix."

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!...