At those words, the color drained from Seraphina's face.
Blanche, having rushed over just in time to hear, lunged forward. "Silas Vance! Why are you taking your anger out on the child?! This is all because you didn't raise Raelynn properly! She's the real culprit here!"
Silas was in a foul mood. He collapsed onto the sofa and aggressively lit a cigarette. The Vance family was facing threats from all sides. The company was under official investigation, and the antique shop had just been exposed as Raelynn's rightful property. They had essentially stolen her nest egg. Given the current public outrage, even if they tried to demand the shop back from Sebastian, they couldn't do it openly. The backlash would drown them.
Seraphina's gaze trembled for a long time.
Blanche stepped up and took her hand, giving it a soothing pat. "Kingsford University is still processing your academic records. It'll take a few days for the official procedures to go through, even if the notice is already out. Don't worry. This kind of situation isn't impossible to fix."
At her words, Seraphina looked up with a glimmer of hope.
Silas glared at her. "What do you mean by that?"
"Nobody wants the Vance family to be dragged down like this," Blanche said coldly. "I have a way. I can do my best to protect Sera. Once she's on solid ground, the company's problems will naturally resolve themselves."
Meanwhile, the news of Seraphina's expulsion had already caused a massive uproar. Countless people were gossiping about the scandal.
Sebastian returned to the Croix estate. The moment he walked through the door, Matilda Croix greeted him with a dark expression. "Seraphina is a ticking time bomb! Anyone who associates with her is going to be dragged through the mud. Sebastian, you should know the stakes better than anyone."
Sebastian had been seen escorting Seraphina publicly, and many in their social circle had witnessed it. Now, Seraphina was embroiled in a massive scandal—audaciously framing a Kingsford University professor and committing academic fraud. Although the public hadn't uncovered the exact details of the fraud, the false accusations against the professor were an undeniable fact.
Stiffening her posture, she retorted, "The past is the past. All you have to do is cut off contact now. You know me, Sebastian. If I wanted to, I could use a hundred different methods to ensure the Vance family never rises again."
Her generation had fought tooth and nail to build their empire. They were no strangers to ruthless, underhanded tactics.
It was a blatant threat.
Sebastian set down his glass, his long fingers lightly tracing the condensation on the outside. "I'm afraid that won't work," he rejected her demand coolly.
Matilda's face twisted in fury as she delivered her ultimatum. "Are you really going to force me to bring your grandfather back to take charge?!"

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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!...