Boss, Your Wife Signed the Divorce Agreement Before the Wedding novel Chapter 658

She desperately hoped the Croix family wouldn't keep dragging her into their drama just because she used to be married to him.

Dealing with them was utterly exhausting.

Especially someone as intimidating as Forrest.

She was out here on her own; she couldn't afford to play the brave hero and fight against true power.

Sebastian stared at her in prolonged silence.

He caught the hidden meaning behind her words.

The divorce was still a closely guarded secret within the family, especially from the patriarch who had been abroad. Yet Raelynn spoke as if she was absolutely certain the old man knew.

Otherwise, she would have asked, "Did you tell your grandfather we're divorced?" instead of "Has he confirmed it?"

His dark eyes narrowed slightly. "Nobody else knows yet. Why would he know ahead of time?"

As soon as the question slipped from his lips...

Raelynn looked equally confused.

Hadn't Sebastian already confirmed the divorce agreement they signed seven years ago?

But before she could ask...

His phone started to ring.

Sebastian glanced at his palm. The screen lit up with an incoming iMessage audio call. Raelynn could clearly see the caller ID.

It was Seraphina's full, formal name.

Raelynn let out a breathy chuckle at the sight of it.

It really was hilarious.

The moment the romance died, he wasted no time changing her contact name back to the cold, professional default.

Then again, he hadn't blocked her yet, which meant he was still leaving the door open.

Raelynn wasn't about to stick around and listen to their toxic fallout. Messy breakups were never clean anyway; there would be screaming, crying, and maybe even a dramatic reconciliation. She had no intention of being a third wheel, so she turned and walked away without looking back.

Sebastian didn't rush to answer the call. He kept his eyes locked on Raelynn's swiftly retreating figure.

Only when she completely vanished into the night...

Did he finally turn around, his phone still buzzing in his hand. With one hand tucked casually into his pocket, he strolled down the stairs at a leisurely pace.

He didn't answer.

And he didn't decline the call either.

A family as cunning as the Croixs wouldn't normally make such a reckless decision.

"It's a long story... I was there for the whole thing," Raelynn sighed, slipping into a hot bath. She didn't even know where to begin with the night's absolute circus.

"Wait, wait, wait!" Chloe squealed. "Let me grab some popcorn. Give me every single detail!"

Leaving out the part about Sebastian's corporate crisis, Raelynn carefully summarized the soap opera. "Theon is the biological father of Seraphina's secret child. Turns out, the baby she's currently pregnant with isn't Sebastian's either. Sebastian was heartbroken, dumped her on the spot, and now the former lovers are mortal enemies."

Chloe was utterly speechless. "..."

At that exact moment.

A sudden realization hit Raelynn like a lightning bolt.

Forrest wasn't the one targeting Theon Tanner.

It had been Sebastian's own personal revenge all along.

He ruined the man just because he'd hooked up with his precious Seraphina and fathered her child.

That theory actually made a terrifying amount of sense.

Mystery solved.