Boss, Your Wife Signed the Divorce Agreement Before the Wedding novel Chapter 573

Watching the liquid slide smoothly down Sebastian's throat, Seraphina felt a sudden rush of heat bloom in her chest. A triumphant smile spread across her face, though she masked it with a playful pout as she raised her glass. "In a rush? You drank that so fast."

Sebastian gave his phone a slight shake. "Company briefing."

She beamed, her face glowing with anticipation. "Go take your call, then. We'll meet on the rooftop later, alright?"

As she spoke, Seraphina pulled out a key card she had prepared in advance.

It was the access card to one of the private pools on the rooftop.

Sebastian glanced at it, then took it from her hand.

"Yeah."

Raelynn didn't look up once.

She treated her ex-husband and the homewrecker like they were invisible.

She quietly focused on picking the bones out of a piece of fish for Lily.

She turned a completely blind eye to their blatant flirting.

Every now and then, Lily would peek curiously at the couple across the table.

Her big, innocent eyes couldn't comprehend the subtext of their conversation, nor did she understand what went down in private pools between grown men and women. But she definitely understood the word bikini.

Even though she wasn't even six years old yet, she had traveled to quite a few countries.

She had been to the beach plenty of times.

She turned to Raelynn. "Mama, did you pack a bikini? Since Daddy is coming later, why don't you put on a pretty bikini and have Daddy teach you how to swim? Maybe you won't be scared of the water anymore!"

The toddler's soft, sweet voice was entirely innocent.

But to the adults sitting at the table, those words carried a heavily loaded implication.

Everyone knew what usually happened when a man and a woman were alone in a pool together. It was the perfect recipe for a fiery rendezvous.

Sebastian cast a cold, sharp glance in her direction.

Gripping the back of his chair, he leaned slightly forward, his dark, bottomless eyes locking onto Raelynn. It was impossible to read the emotions swirling in his gaze.

Seraphina scowled.

She was practically a recognized heiress of the Yves family now. How dare Raelynn flaunt her impending intimate plans with Ian right in front of her? Who did she think she was?

Raelynn ignored the tension, gently ruffling Lily's soft hair. "Mama will think about it."

That required absolute cooperation and top-tier components from both Longstride Technologies and Keystone Manufacturing.

Once the meeting wrapped up, Raelynn checked the time.

Nearly fifty minutes had passed.

She got up to go get Lily.

But when she walked over to the kids' play area, Lily was nowhere to be seen.

Raelynn's heart violently seized in her chest. Panic set in as she frantically began searching the perimeter.

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After finishing his calls and delegating the next phase of work, Sebastian stood in the hallway, pinching the bridge of his aching nose. Instead of heading straight upstairs, he began wandering through the sprawling hotel.

Eventually, his aimless stroll brought him to a quiet, secluded corner of the massive children's play zone.

He spotted a tiny figure sitting in the block-building section, quietly piecing together an incredibly complex architectural model.

It was a set that would have given most adults a headache.

The little girl was completely absorbed in her task. Her rosy cheeks were flushed with concentration, and whenever she found the right piece, her big eyes would crinkle into a secret, triumphant little smile.