Boss, Your Wife Signed the Divorce Agreement Before the Wedding novel Chapter 721

Tristan rarely confronted Sebastian directly, but this was too much to stomach. He stared at the older brother he had always respected, his voice thick with heartbreak for Raelynn.

That profound empathy felt like another jagged thorn in Raelynn's chest. Tristan's outrage laid bare the humiliating reality: Sebastian cared so little for her that it was painfully obvious to everyone in the room.

She had braced herself for a brutal physical fight with the Croix family today. What she hadn't prepared for was Sebastian selling her off for real estate. This twisted version of "protection" was sickening.

Whether provoked by Tristan's defense or Raelynn's mocking, tear-filled glare, Sebastian finally looked up. "Destroy her? She risked everything to bear a child for the Hudsons, bringing shame to this family. The Croix family can't even pursue this publicly without humiliating ourselves. She's getting off easy. Does she really have the right to feel destroyed?"

His voice was maddeningly calm. He laid out the ugly facts with zero emotional inflection, as if analyzing a stranger's case study.

But his logic forced Forrest to agree. It was true. A Croix wife having a child with a Hudson was a scandal of apocalyptic proportions. They couldn't make a public spectacle out of Raelynn without torching their own reputation, their corporate image, and their stock prices. It would be a catastrophic financial blow.

"Come back here, Tristan," Matilda commanded, standing up. "Your brother is right. The fact that we aren't punishing her is already a massive act of mercy. Otherwise, her suffering would just be beginning. She has no right to play the victim."

Honestly, the matriarch was fuming. The Croix family was being forced to swallow this insult in silence. They couldn't even acknowledge the child's existence, or the rumor mill would destroy them.

Sebastian completely ignored Tristan's comment. His dark eyes remained coated in a layer of impenetrable ice.

Finally, Forrest stood up. "Get that wound treated." He cast a sharp glance at Raelynn. "Regardless of anything else, you've wronged this family. Sebastian took a hit for you, and you owe him. Treat his arm and keep your mouth shut. Don't let a word of tonight leak out."

If the events of this evening ever hit the press, the Croix family would become a laughingstock.