"What do you mean by that, Mr. Croix?"
Evelyn caught the keyword, her expression instantly turning deadly serious. She stood up immediately and rushed to Raelynn, frantically checking her from head to toe. Only after confirming she was fine did she ask with a dark face, "Kidnapped? What happened?"
With Evelyn's furious interrogation.
The expressions of everyone in the room shifted to varying degrees.
Raelynn was surprised that Sebastian would bring up her kidnapping by Seraphina Vance at a time like this. She cast a suspicious glance at him before turning to comfort Evelyn. "I'm fine. Everything's okay. Please don't worry."
Evelyn gripped Raelynn's hand tightly.
"Speak!" She swept her gaze across the room.
Julian's face remained blank. He knew his father had wanted to keep the incident hidden to protect Sylvia, even though it had almost gotten Raelynn killed.
He hadn't told Evelyn because she was already overworked. He couldn't risk the shock triggering her illness and causing her to live in fear.
But now that it was out in the open, it didn't matter anymore.
Raelynn was safe.
"You should be asking Ms. Yves," Sebastian said coolly, glancing at Sierra, whose expression had stiffened for a split second.
Sylvia's expression also faltered.
"Mr. Croix, I was a victim in that incident as well. It was all because of your former lover's revenge. What do you mean by dragging Sierra into it now?"
Quentin looked at Sylvia, then turned to Evelyn. "I was worried you'd be too upset if you found out. Raelynn was taken by that Seraphina Vance, and she took Sylvia, too. Thank God, nothing terrible happened."
"What exactly is your definition of terrible, Mr. Yves?"
Sebastian looked at him, his tone flat but inexplicably piercing. "When Raelynn was inches away from safety, the woman sitting next to you deliberately provoked Seraphina. Raelynn was almost pushed off the building, and my daughter was thrown off the roof. All of this was instigated by Ms. Dalton. Are you going to deny that?"
Even she couldn't guarantee that every parent in the world would go to such extremes.
"Mr. Croix, that was an accident. Why are you trying to pin it on me?" Sierra, seeing Evelyn's shifting expression, knew this wasn't going to be brushed aside.
Sebastian leaned back in his chair, his cold gaze sweeping over her. "Since you all love dragging up the past, let's make it fair. Let's talk about how you intentionally let Seraphina Vance into the party so she could get close to Raelynn and kidnap her."
"What?"
Even though Julian had been there when it happened.
He genuinely hadn't connected the dots to Sierra.
After all, before everything went down, Sierra had already claimed she was having an allergic reaction to all the roses and left early.
They had investigated the incident thoroughly, but finding no solid leads or evidence pointing to anyone else, all their attention had remained locked on Seraphina.

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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!...