Mr. CEO Your Wife Has Wanted a Divorce for a Long Time novel Chapter 706

“That said, if you’d still like to enroll in our research institute and participate in our department’s academic programs, you’re more than welcome to join us–I’d be happy to have you aboard as a regular research student.”

Julia’s complexion drained of all color the second Dr. Mercer began delivering his disappointing news, her face turning as pale as ivory in the span of a single heartbeat.

She’d barely parted her lips to voice her shock and ask for clarification when a new voice suddenly cut into their private conversation without warning, sharp and clear across the quiet space between them.

“Dr. Mercer, is the person you’ve selected as your exclusive personal protégé Maggie?”

Dr. Mercer lifted his gaze toward the stranger who’d cut into their private conversation without invitation, a deep furrow creasing his brow as he voiced a sharp, confused question. “And who exactly are you?”

A heavy layer of displeasure settled thick over his features, rooted in two separate frustrations swirling through his mind at once.

First, the man had rudely barged straight into a confidential one–on–one discussion without a shred of polite pause to wait for a natural break in their exchange.

Second, every syllable rolling off the stranger’s tongue carried an unmasked, accusatory edge that rubbed Dr. Mercer the wrong way instantly.

To make matters far more disruptive, the man had raised his volume deliberately, speaking loud enough to ensure every guest within a wide radius could catch every single word of his pointed inquiry–almost as if he’d staged the interruption specifically to draw every pair of eyes in the grand ballroom their way.

Maggie and Johnny stood among the stunned onlookers, both freezing mid–conversation the second the lond question

Harry and Levitond long twin aware of jiba’s burning ambiifim to climat on Die Merrer’s habatpicked protégé and they also knew Franklin had planned to pull Dr. Mercer aside this evening to formally advocate on Julia’s behalf.

Earlier in the night, word had filtered over to them that their pitch had gone extremely well, with Dr. Mercer seeming utterly captivated by Julia’s academic background and research ideas.

It felt like mere minutes had slipped by since that promising update, yet everything had flipped on its head entirely–Dr. Mercer’s top choice for his coveted protégé had abruptly shifted to Maggie instead of Julia.

Levi’s face crumpled into a mask of pure, unbridled astonishment, completely blindsided by this shocking twist of events.