"Oh my god, did Ms. Vance just fall?"
"Who is that woman standing over her?"
"Did she push her?!"
Seraphina heard the whispers perfectly. She didn't offer a single word of explanation; she just bit her lip and shot a trembling, wounded look up at Raelynn.
Sure, she had actually just tripped, but since everyone had already jumped to the conclusion that she was attacked, why on earth would she ruin a perfectly good opportunity to throw Raelynn under the bus?
Raelynn stared down at Seraphina, her face stone cold.
It was so blatantly obvious what she was doing.
Did this woman actually think she was the fragile, tragic heroine of some trashy soap opera? Tripping over flat air for sympathy?
"Raelynn! Are you out of your damn mind?!"
Leo heard the commotion, took one look at the scene, and stormed over, aggressively shoving Raelynn by the shoulder.
Caught completely off guard, Raelynn stumbled backward, the small of her back slamming violently into the sharp corner of a heavy table.
The agonizing pain instantly drained every drop of color from her face.
The impact sent a shockwave of agony through her spine, and her legs buckled. She was barely able to stay upright.
Suddenly, a strong, muscular arm wrapped firmly around her waist, catching her before she hit the floor. She threw her head back, her eyes colliding with Sebastian's dark, icy gaze.
"Sebastian?"
Watching him catch her.
Seraphina bit her lip, her voice trembling.
Sebastian's expression remained completely blank as he immediately let go of Raelynn, stepping back to put a very clear, deliberate distance between them.
He looked down at Raelynn, his eyes devoid of any warmth. "How did she fall?"
For a second, Raelynn had actually thought he was just trying to help her.
But he was only here to interrogate her.
Wow, she had almost been touched.
Swallowing down the blinding pain in her back, she forced herself to stand perfectly straight, refusing to show any weakness. "Pull the security footage. You’re the billionaire CEO. Surely you can handle a simple tech request."
Maybe it was because Raelynn's response was so sharp and defiant.
Seraphina's eyes turned instantly frantic.
She couldn't believe Raelynn was pushing this! How could she still be fighting back when she was clearly beaten?!
"You're taking this way too far. She already said she was letting it go. Acting like a psycho and demanding an investigation is just pathetic," Leo snapped, stepping in front of Seraphina. "Besides, she has a public image to maintain. Watch your mouth."
His grandfather had ordered him to treat his savior with the utmost respect; he absolutely wasn't going to let anyone bully Seraphina on his watch.
"If every single one of you is so absolutely certain that I pushed her, then the footage will just prove you right. I'll be the one on my knees. So what are you all so terrified of?" Raelynn smiled, her eyes burning with pure, unadulterated mockery.
Fighting to clear her own name made her the villain now?
What kind of sick, twisted logic was that?
Leo glared at Raelynn, looking thoroughly disgusted.
She was clearly jealous, petty, and completely inferior to Seraphina in every way. Was she really just trying to humiliate Seraphina in public out of sheer spite?
Raelynn didn't give a damn what any of them thought anymore.
If they wanted to play dirty and frame her, she was going to burn this entire party to the ground.
She locked eyes with the resort manager standing a few feet away, her voice cutting through the room like a whip. "Sir, pull the security footage, please. Put it on the main screen. Now."

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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!...