Raelynn took the water and frowned. "You haven't found them?"
"They came prepared. It wasn't a sloppy job. The ransom text came from a burner phone, the bank accounts were offshore, the car had fake plates, and they deliberately chose blind spots in the surveillance grid so facial recognition is useless. They told us not to call the cops, and frankly, even if we did, they'd just go through standard procedures."
Anything the police could find out, they could too.
Figuring this out was going to take a massive amount of time.
And they still might not get answers.
"Then they're absolute professionals," Raelynn concluded. "The entire operation was flawless. But if they're pros, why did they leave me an opening to escape? It almost feels like they wanted me to run."
If they were truly ruthless criminals.
After executing such a precise plan to avoid getting caught.
Why would they fail at something as simple as letting her slip away?
Ian looked at her. "What are you thinking?"
Raelynn pursed her lips, her grip tightening on the glass. "They dumped me in a remote mountain range full of steep cliffs and treacherous paths. With a massive dose of anesthesia in my system, I managed to break free and run, which means it was highly likely that..."
"That at any moment, the drug would blind me, cripple my legs, make me stumble, and send me plummeting off a cliff on my own."
That was her theory.
If she accidentally fell off a cliff, who could be blamed?
She realized that even if someone eventually found her body and a coroner got involved, they wouldn't find a single trace of foul play.
By then, the Sevoflurane would have completely metabolized.
There wouldn't be a shred of evidence.
It would be ruled a 'suicide' or a 'tragic accident.'
Raelynn's mind spiraled, analyzing every possibility.
And right now, this was the one she suspected most.
Ian understood exactly what she was getting at.
His gaze darkened. "Then it's very likely this wasn't just a stroke of bad luck, but a deliberate setup. Who have you crossed recently?"
Raelynn's eyes flickered.
A bruise from an injection or an IV that hadn't been properly compressed afterward.
But Sevoflurane was inhaled, not injected.
Seeing Raelynn staring blankly at her arm.
Ian gazed at her for a long time before letting out a silent sigh.
"Raelynn," he called out softly.
She snapped out of her daze and turned to him. "Hmm?"
Before she could process it, Ian stood up and suddenly leaned over to embrace her. It was practically the first time they had shared such an intimate gesture. He sounded like a man who had narrowly survived a disaster as he whispered, "I'm so glad you're okay."
Raelynn froze.
At that exact moment.
Outside the door.
A dark silhouette stopped in front of the glass window.

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!...