Unloved Unwanted Unstoppable (Seraphina and Dominic) novel Chapter 5

The Lockwood estate.

Dominic woke up in the study, his cold gaze sweeping across the room.

He rarely slept at the house, and when he did, it was usually in the study, so this was nothing out of the ordinary.

Yet, something felt off. Usually, even when he slept in the study, he would wake up to find his clothes, shoes, and socks neatly laid out for him.

Today, there was nothing.

He frowned, his eyes darkening slightly. Before he could dwell on it, the door was suddenly pushed open by Lily.

Lily rubbed her eyes, her voice tinged with a whine.

"Dad, where's Mom? Why didn't she wake me up? I'm going to be late."

Dominic checked the time. They were indeed running late. Seraphina hadn't woken their daughter up?

Wasn't this what she cared about the most? To ensure Lily was never late for school, Seraphina always prepared everything meticulously and dropped her off perfectly on time. She had never missed a single day.

What was she doing now?

The nanny hurried over, clutching Lily's backpack.

Dominic frowned. "Where is Seraphina?"

The nanny kept her voice low. "Mrs. Lockwood left last night and never came back."

Dominic's gaze stalled. "Never came back?"

She had just come back from a month-long vacation, only to throw a massive temper tantrum.

All over a single guest room, she was throwing a fit and staying out all night.

Lauren had mentioned that Seraphina needed time to clear her head, which was why he hadn't reached out to her for a month. Now it seemed all that free time had just made her wild.

He suddenly remembered her talking about 'giving them what they want' the night before.

So, she was putting on an act now?

Dominic's lips curled into a faint sneer as he let out a dismissive scoff, his gaze turning icy.

Lauren took Lily's hand. "Come on. Tell me what you want for breakfast."

Lily's earlier worry vanished in an instant. She tilted her little head up. "I want soda and fried chicken! And I want you and Dad to take me to school together! All the other kids have their moms and dads drop them off, but I never do. I want that too!"

Lauren looked up at Dominic. "Dominic, let's do this for her."

Dominic nodded in agreement.

"Yay! The other kids are going to be so jealous of me today!"

After breakfast, Dominic dropped Lily off at school before heading to the office with Lauren.

Lauren walked into the company under the envious stares of her colleagues. She stepped into her private, spacious office and shut the door behind her.

The gentle smile vanished from her face instantly. She pulled a document from her briefcase, her eyes narrowing with vicious intent.

It was the divorce agreement bearing Seraphina's name, which she had found tucked away on the corner of the living room coffee table that morning.

All her calculated efforts over the years hadn't been in vain. That useless housewife Seraphina had finally cracked.