Mr. CEO Your Wife Has Wanted a Divorce for a Long Time novel Chapter 705

He wasn’t the only one feeling sorry for Julia; even Rex could barely suppress a flicker of pity for her painful situation.

Rex’s fingers curled tight around the crystal tumbler clutched in his grasp, his knuckles whitening from the unspoken tension coiling inside him.

“Maggie knows exactly how to manipulate every situation to her advantage,” Yves continued, unable to shake his growing wariness of the woman.

“She stepped on other people to climb the ranks and effortlessly claimed all the professional recognition and authority she craved, all while smoothly playing the field between multiple men without ever letting any of them catch on to her tangled web of connections. This level of calculated manipulation isn’t something just anyone pulls off. You really can’t judge a book by its cover.”

The more he talked through every piece of the puzzle, the more unsettling and dangerous Maggie struck him as

He couldn’t wrap his head around how he’d once written her off as a soft–spoken, reserved young woman–someone quiet and naive who’d be simple to read and easy to mislead.

That troubling realization sparked a surge of unease within Yves, and he shot Rex a quick, worried glance. “Do you think we can still pull Jimmy back from getting tangled up deeper with her?”

Rex wasn’t the only one growing anxious over Jimmy’s involvement with Maggie; Yves shared the exact same apprehension.

A beat of quiet contemplation passed, then Rex’s rigid shoulders loosened a fraction as he forced a modicum of calm back into his demeanor.

Yet the instant Dr. Mercer’s eyes landed directly on her, a sharp jolt of dread stabbed through her chest, her heartbeat spiking wildly against her ribs.

Before Julia could collect her thoughts and formulate a single reply, Dr. Mercer spoke up in a gentle yet unwavering tone that left no room for argument.

“I’m truly sorry. Ms. Brown, but I’ve already settled on who I’ll take on as my exclusive personal protégé. I’d actually settled on this choice long before tonight’s event; I just hadn’t fully solidified my final decision until this evening.

“I plan to step up onto the main stage later tonight to formally announce this news to everyone in attendance, which is why I wanted to speak with you privately first and offer my sincerest apologies for the letdown.