Since everyone wanted to watch a show.
She didn't mind giving them a front-row seat.
If this blew up into a massive scandal, it wouldn't be her reputation dragged through the mud, it would be the Croix family's.
Seraphina was completely unhinged.
She immediately clutched her stomach. "I am carrying Sebastian's child! If you hurt this baby, do you really think you can handle the consequences?"
Watching the woman try to pin yet another blame on her.
Raelynn let out a cold, mocking laugh. "Then call him over. I'll gladly do it again right to his face. In fact, if you want your perfect little family so badly, why don't you and Sebastian beg for my blessing right now in front of everyone? Maybe then I'll consider stepping aside."
"You bitch!"
Raelynn's tongue was too sharp. In just a few sentences, she had completely shattered Seraphina's composed facade, leaving the woman glaring at her in impotent rage.
Especially.
Demanding that Sebastian beg for forgiveness?
Was Raelynn completely out of her mind?
Brenda, who had been purple with rage moments ago, suddenly felt a wave of vicious satisfaction seeing Seraphina put in her place. She immediately jumped into the fray, shooting a pointed glare at Jeanette. "Jeanette, you are technically Sebastian's stepmother. Are you really just going to sit there and let this cheap trash ruin his reputation and drag the Croix name through the mud? Then again, he's not your own flesh and blood, so I suppose it's easy for you to be so heartless."
She didn't bother hiding her venom.
Jeanette's face hardened.
She shot an irritated glare at Seraphina.
This hadn't played out entirely in her favor.
While the pregnancy revelation was certainly a shock, Raelynn had refused to take the bait.
If she allowed this circus to continue, she would undoubtedly shoulder some of the blame.
She opened her mouth to speak.
But Elaine had seen enough. Her usually gentle temperament was completely gone. "I will not tolerate this kind of trash at my tea party. Security, throw her out!"
Gripping Raelynn's hand protectively, she barked the order.
Seraphina bit her lip, but her goal had been achieved.
The entire Croix family would soon know she was pregnant.
Not wanting to suffer the indignity of being physically tossed out, she quickly spat, "I can walk myself out."
Elaine's face remained frosty as she turned her attention back to Jeanette. "Mrs. Croix, it seems your family has some urgent internal matters to attend to today. I won't keep you any longer."
There was no risk of Sebastian trying to steal her daughter away anymore.
Meanwhile, the moment they stepped outside.
Brenda furiously whipped off her designer scarf. "That Vance tramp thinks she's marrying into our family? Over my dead body!"
She whipped around, glaring at Jeanette. "I know exactly what you're scheming. If Sebastian falls from grace, your son benefits the most. You're practically praying Seraphina throws a massive tantrum to ruin Sebastian's standing with the Patriarch. Don't even dream about it. And neither should she! I'm calling the Patriarch back from overseas right now to handle this!"
Jeanette's expression slipped.
If the Patriarch was alerted and actually returned...
Things were going to get incredibly complicated.
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The tea party dragged on for another two hours.
When it finally ended, Raelynn slipped out through a side exit.
She practically collided with someone walking in the opposite direction.
Looking up, she met the perpetually cold, indifferent eyes of Sebastian.

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!...