Boss, Your Wife Signed the Divorce Agreement Before the Wedding novel Chapter 574

Sweet dimples popped on her cheeks.

Sebastian stood there, captivated by the sight.

His mind violently snapped back to a memory from over a decade ago.

There had been another girl back then, gently coaxing him to take his medicine and clean his wounds. And whenever he finally gave in and cooperated, she would press her lips together and smile that exact same secret smile.

Mother and daughter...

They were practically carbon copies of each other.

He walked over.

He sat down in the tiny chair right next to Lily.

He didn't say a word.

Lily paused her building, looking up at him. "Mister, aren't you going on a date with that lady?"

Sebastian looked at this child—the child his wife had given to Ian Hudson.

His voice was impossibly soft. "Do you mind if I sit here?"

Lily looked back down at her blocks. "Since you asked nicely, I don't mind."

Sebastian realized this little girl had quite a bit of character. She was interesting to talk to. Some kids were just born with a strong, independent streak, and it showed from a very young age.

He didn't say anything else.

Lily, however, kept stealing glances at him.

"Mister, are you sad?"

She could sense it.

There was something bitter and heavy hanging over this man.

She just didn't know the words for it.

Instead of answering, Sebastian reached out to help her find the next piece she needed. "You look a lot like your mother. You have the same big eyes, the same dimples... and you definitely have her personality."

Too smart for her own good, and full of complicated thoughts.

Hearing that she looked like her mom filled Lily with pride. She offered him a generous compliment in return. "You have really good taste, Mister."

Her praise actually managed to draw a real laugh from Sebastian.

He stared at her little face, a faint smile tugging at his lips. "You're a sweet talker, too."

He planned to stop the bleeding first before finding the hotel staff for a first-aid kit, not wanting to waste a single second.

He pressed the fabric against the cut, gently shifting to a clean section of the shirt every few seconds to maintain pressure. It wasn't a severe wound, so the bleeding stopped fairly quickly.

Throughout the entire process, he watched Lily's face.

She didn't cry. She didn't make a single fuss.

"Doesn't it hurt? You're being so brave," he said softly, letting go of her hand. Like a magician, he pulled a band-aid out of his slacks pocket, peeled the backing off, and carefully placed it over the cut. Only then did he pull his shirt back together, re-buttoning it piece by piece.

He didn't care in the slightest about the stark red bloodstains now ruining the expensive white fabric.

Lily answered with total seriousness. "It hurts. But if I cry, Mama's heart will hurt. I love my Mama so much, and I don't want to make her sad. I couldn't bear it."

Her words made Sebastian's fingers freeze on his collar button.

Right in that fragile moment of silence...

Raelynn's panicked voice rang out. "Lily!"

Sebastian stood up and turned toward the sound.

The next second, Raelynn sprinted over. She shoved Sebastian hard in the chest, pushing him away as if he were a monster. She shielded Lily behind her body, glaring at him with red-rimmed, fiercely defensive eyes.