Sebastian delivered the final blow cleanly. "You keep screaming that the child is mine. I have no objection to arranging an amniocentesis for a DNA test right now."
Hearing that.
All the fight instantly drained out of Seraphina.
Her legs gave out, and she collapsed onto the floor, a suffocating wave of despair crushing her.
An amniocentesis... how could she ever agree to that?
However.
Her visceral reaction was a definitive answer. Everyone in the banquet hall witnessed her sheer terror, panic, and refusal firsthand.
It told everyone everything they needed to know.
Seraphina had been lying through her teeth from the very beginning.
She had resorted to underhanded tactics to latch onto Sebastian, attempting to use a fake pregnancy to force her way into power, and even when exposed, she had stubbornly played the victim to the bitter end.
The crowd erupted into furious murmurs.
"So this whole time she's just been putting on a one-woman show. If Mr. Croix actually wanted anything to do with her, would she really need to try this hard?"
"She's so young, yet so utterly shameless. She didn't even stop to consider if she was worthy."
"I knew it! Why else would Mr. Croix handle this so publicly? He had a completely clear conscience. No one airs their actual dirty laundry out in the open like this."
"Isn't she supposed to be some brilliant scholar? How trashy!"
The scathing comments poured in from all directions.
Every single word hammered into Seraphina, making her tremble violently on the floor.
Even Raelynn shot a complicated look at Seraphina's livid, pale face.
After all, Seraphina had just smugly declared that today was the day she'd be officially welcomed into the family. What an incredible plot twist...
Raelynn couldn't help but glance at Forrest, who was still sitting in the seat of honor, casually sipping his tea without batting an eye.
From the moment Seraphina marched up to demand her status, the patriarch hadn't shown a single trace of emotion.
He made it look like he was giving her a chance to plead her case, but in reality...
He was just watching her march herself straight off a cliff.
This whole banquet had been a meticulously planned trap.
The giant screen slowly scrolled through a thoroughly investigated slideshow of her darkest, most hidden past.
It documented everything that had happened during her years studying abroad.
Her chaotic social life, intimate photos with various 'boyfriends,' and her actions during university. It detailed how she had falsely accused her doctoral advisor of sexual harassment just to steal a patent. The scandal led to the professor being sued, fired, and permanently blacklisted, allowing her to monopolize his research—the crowning achievement on her supposedly stellar resume.
Everything she had achieved through these despicable methods had opened the doors to the elite medical circles.
It had all served as her stepping stone.
Meanwhile, the falsely accused professor had attempted suicide, ending up permanently paralyzed.
And alongside this, her private life was a wild, colorful mess.
The guests in the hall stared in absolute, appalled shock.
Her incredibly colorful past was laid completely bare for all to see.
Until finally...
A photograph from an obscure foreign hospital appeared.
And in the picture, Seraphina, dressed in a hospital gown, was cradling a newborn baby in her arms...

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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!...