He left her standing alone amidst the wreckage of her reality.
Seraphina's head throbbed violently.
Her mind raced.
That night.
She was absolutely certain she had spiked Sebastian's drink.
She had watched him swallow it.
To make her own act convincing, she had even consumed a tiny fraction of the drug herself. But she hadn't anticipated the dosage being so overwhelmingly potent, muddying her senses to the point where she couldn't even tell the man in her bed wasn't Sebastian.
So...
Where was Sebastian that night?
He had consumed the laced drink. Where did he go?
Did some other woman reap the benefits of her scheming?
But when she had tested the waters with him afterward, he hadn't denied being with her.
Or perhaps.
He really did sleep with someone else, but mistakenly believed it was her? Was that why he played along when she brought it up?
There were too many horrifying possibilities.
It was enough to drive Seraphina mad.
She wasn't terrified of having slept with Cameron.
After all, she had crossed lines like that before.
What terrified her was not knowing where she stood with Sebastian. The sheer unpredictability had her shivering in dread.
But one thing was certain.
Since that night, Sebastian had treated her just as well as always.
Surely...
Taking a ragged breath, Seraphina immediately dialed Blanche. "Mom, we need to fly back to Kingsford right now. I have to see Sebastian. There's been a massive complication..."
At least her status as The Yves Family's long-lost daughter was secure.
She didn't need to waste a single drop of sweat on that front.
Right now, salvaging her grip on Sebastian was her only priority.
-
Meanwhile.
Raelynn called Dr. Evelyn Hayes to let her know she was safe.
The esteemed elder had been worried sick.
Repeatedly pleading with her to stay cautious.
It brought a comforting warmth to Raelynn's chest.
Remembering how deeply the chairwoman cherished that particular painting, Raelynn offered, "Whenever you have the time, I'd love to take you by my shop to verify if it's truly a genuine piece by Edouard Yves."
It was their enduring guilt toward the lost child that had prevented Sylvia from ever officially marrying into the family. She was meant to pay penance for the girl's displaced life.
And Seraphina...
Clearly had no intention of ever accepting her.
-
After reassuring Evelyn.
Raelynn received a call from Preston Moreno.
NexusMind Technologies was receiving a massive surge in pre-orders for their surgical robots. Securing a monumental overseas deal had effectively kicked the doors wide open for them in the North American market.
She needed to head back and map out the next operational phases.
A crucial step in that process was locking down the component suppliers. Since she was now in charge of Longstride Technologies, she could authorize their end directly, but she still needed to hammer out the finer details with Keystone Manufacturing.
As for the kidnapping.
That was a messy thread she'd have to untangle slowly.
With zero concrete evidence, relying on the authorities was a dead end. She needed to dig deeper on her own.
The moment she returned to Kingsford.
Raelynn immediately scheduled a sit-down with Keystone Manufacturing's executives.
On the other side of town.
The second Seraphina's flight touched down, she frantically dialed Sebastian's number.

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!...