The Yves family's DNA sampling concluded.
Yet the estate was thrown into turmoil once again over Raelynn's disappearance.
When Blanche returned, she exchanged a knowing look with Seraphina.
Seraphina was completely at ease.
At the same time, she frowned.
Because.
Sebastian had zero intention of abandoning Raelynn.
This made her incredibly uncomfortable.
She wanted Sebastian to be utterly indifferent to Raelynn's life or death. Only then would she feel like she was truly the one and only special woman in his heart.
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After hanging up.
Sebastian and Julian split up. He drove straight to the Seaport City West Gate Precinct.
The tires screeched against the pavement as he slammed on the brakes.
He got out and rushed into the lobby.
Pushing through the crowd.
In a busy corner of the station.
He spotted a tiny, fragile little girl sitting quietly, wearing a small bear backpack, trying her hardest not to cry. It was Lily.
In this unfamiliar world of adults, she looked so helpless and lost.
She could only anxiously fiddle with the smartwatch on her wrist.
Being so small, her feet couldn't even touch the ground from the chair. The rules of the adult world were too cruel for a child, so much so that when Sebastian saw her sitting all alone.
A suffocating wave of protective grief washed over him.
It felt as if fragments of glass were piercing his heart.
His chest heaved.
He walked over step by step.
He stopped in front of her, looking down at her slightly messy pigtails. Up close, he saw tears still clinging to her eyelashes. Her eyes were filled with panicked terror, yet she remained perfectly well-behaved.
She possessed a maturity far beyond her years.
Lily looked up.
She stared at Sebastian.
"She gave us her mom's name and number, but we couldn't get through. We looked up her records and found out that you and her..."
"Thank you."
Sebastian had heard enough.
He smoothly cut the officer off before he could finish his sentence.
He was obviously about to say words like "husband and wife" or "ex-husband."
Bringing up that kind of thing in front of Lily would shatter the poor kid's worldview.
After all, in her mind, her dad was Ian and her mom was Raelynn—they were a family. His sudden "intrusion" would be impossible for a child to process.
Things like this.
He wanted Raelynn to decide whether to tell Lily or not.
But right now, Raelynn was missing.
The police were already involved.
The officer probed, "The child's mother..."
"She's fine, we just got separated," Sebastian lied smoothly.
Given the circumstances, he had to keep things under wraps. First and foremost, he needed to confirm Raelynn's safety. Ian had warned that the kidnappers would kill her the second the cops were involved; he had to tread extremely carefully.

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!...