Boss, Your Wife Signed the Divorce Agreement Before the Wedding novel Chapter 249

Cries of disbelief rippled through the crowd.

Everyone knew drug side effects were inevitable; the industry standard was a game of compromises.

Over time, irreversible liver and nerve damage were tragically expected.

But NexusMind had somehow managed to suppress those side effects by an astonishing seventy percent.

It was a terrifyingly brilliant statistic.

Investors swarmed them like sharks smelling blood.

Raelynn and Preston had been about to collect their certification, but they were instantly trapped in the crush of people.

Chaos erupted.

Watching Raelynn and Preston at the center of the frenzy, Seraphina's brow furrowed aggressively. She had expected NexusMind's project to do well, but not top-tier brilliance.

This level of prestige was entirely different.

There were only a handful of drugs in the entire country that had ever achieved this standard.

And she had been one step away from being credited on a masterpiece, only to have Raelynn ruthlessly destroy that for her.

Leo clicked his tongue. "Don't sweat it. You were the one who spearheaded the formula with Kingsford University. Raelynn is just soaking up your leftover glory right now. The real credit belongs to you."

At those words.

Several people turned to stare at Seraphina in utter shock.

Seraphina offered a humble, saintly smile. "It doesn't matter. Even if I missed the final clinical trials, I poured my heart into the early development."

"Wait, does that mean this is Ms. Vance's formula?" someone gasped.

The crowd stared at her in shock, awe, and sheer worship.

As fate would have it.

Dr. Hayes was walking past.

Hearing the bold claim, she stopped dead in her tracks, carving a path through the crowd.

She appraised Seraphina with a sharp gaze. "Are you saying you were the lead developer for this drug?"

Had she seriously misjudged the girl?

After all, the drug's formula had sent shockwaves through the entire judging panel.

Raelynn approached immediately.

Seraphina sneered internally. Raelynn was nothing more than a glorified errand girl playing fetch.

Dr. Hayes held out her hand. "Let me see your approval certificate."

Confused but compliant, Raelynn handed it over.

Dr. Hayes flipped straight to the final roster of credits.

Scanning the list, she didn't mince her words. "Ms. Vance, was it? If you led the development and engineered the formula, why is your name completely absent from this list?"

Seraphina's triumphant smile died on her lips.

Her brain kicked into overdrive, frantically trying to formulate an excuse.

But as she opened her mouth.

Her peripheral vision caught two glaring words stamped at the very top of the certificate: 'Raelynn Ortiz.'

Her entire body locked up.

All color violently drained from her face as utter disbelief crashed over her.