Boss, Your Wife Signed the Divorce Agreement Before the Wedding novel Chapter 644

"Why would I have any thoughts?" Sebastian ran a finger over the rim of his cup. "That's a matter for the father and the mother to consider."

Those words.

Hit the room like a ticking time bomb loaded with implication, leaving everyone on edge, sparking wild suspicions without offering a concrete answer.

"What does that mean?" Brenda blurted out, the first to lose her composure.

Seraphina's heart plummeted. She stared at Sebastian in a mix of shock and utter terror. Did his words mean... did he know?

A freezing chill swept over her entire body.

She couldn't stop shivering but violently forced herself to stay calm. Maybe it wasn't what she thought.

Cameron had promised her he wouldn't tell Sebastian about that night.

So why would Sebastian suspect her?

Forrest finally gave a slight nod. "But she wants to marry you. She's here today seeking my approval. How do you think I should respond?"

The patriarch tossed the question right back at him.

Making it clear that everything hinged on Sebastian's stance.

When the words settled.

Almost every eye in the room zeroed in on him.

Raelynn included.

She was still trying to dissect the hidden meaning behind Sebastian's previous remarks.

Then she heard him speak, his tone unhurried and steady. "Do I look like a man who takes marriage lightly?"

His breezy, bordering on ruthlessly cold delivery shattered any remaining ambiguity, laying bare his absolute rejection for everyone to see.

He had zero intention of marrying Seraphina.

He was basically calling her delusional.

Mocking her for overestimating herself.

Seraphina's eyes widened in horror, her brain completely short-circuiting as she stood paralyzed for what felt like an eternity.

Worst of all.

Scores of guests around them had clearly heard Sebastian's response.

Countless stares of mockery, ridicule, and sheer disgust pinned her to the spot.

Humiliated in front of the city's most powerful people.

Forrest's expression hadn't changed once. "Delusional people are a dime a dozen. It's Sebastian's fault for being blessed with looks that attract trouble, drawing in all these ignorant gold diggers looking for a shortcut to the top."

"You were hoping to secure your position through a child, I presume?" Forrest finally offered a cold, mirthless smile. "Do you have any idea how many times the Croix family has seen this exact same routine? We've had our fair share of scheming women racking their brains trying to climb into our ranks. What makes you any different from the rest of them?"

In just a few sentences, he had permanently branded Seraphina as a calculating schemer.

He framed it purely as her greedy ambition, confirming the Croix family had never entertained her nonsense.

The massive blow left Seraphina's lips trembling and white. She gritted her teeth, refusing to accept reality, and flat-out refusing to believe that Sebastian knew the baby wasn't his.

She suddenly pointed directly at Raelynn standing nearby.

"Raelynn has hoarded the position of Mrs. Croix for years and is completely barren! She isn't fit to be Sebastian's wife! I'm carrying his child, and the family is desperate for an heir. Why won't you accept me?"

Raelynn hadn't expected to be dragged into this twisted play.

Seraphina had inexplicably launched an attack on her out of nowhere.

But before she could even react.

Sebastian lifted his icy gaze. "What does that child in your belly have to do with me? When have we ever crossed the line, even in the slightest?"