Boss, Your Wife Signed the Divorce Agreement Before the Wedding novel Chapter 282

Moreover, these were exclusive, targeted invitations.

This meant Julian had specifically reserved a spot for Raelynn.

That made her incredibly unhappy.

After all, Julian and Leo Flynn were Sebastian's best friends. They were supposed to stand firmly by her side against any outsiders.

She did not want that dynamic to change.

They were supposed to favor her forever.

Unaware of her shifting expression, Julian twirled a pen in his hand. "NexusMind's new cardiovascular drug is generating massive buzz. It's award-winning material, and Raelynn is the lead author. It wouldn't make sense if she didn't show up."

He kept his own personal motivations to himself.

The moment he mentioned the drug.

Seraphina's face stiffened.

She knew exactly how monumental that new drug development was. Creating new pharmaceuticals was notoriously difficult; once successful, the glory was immense.

Yet Raelynn had somehow ridden her coattails and snatched up all the prestige...

But right now.

She carefully observed Julian's expression.

He said it was just business.

But she couldn't shake the feeling that his attitude toward Raelynn had changed.

It was different from before.

There was more attention, more patience, and it made her inexplicably uncomfortable.

"Julian, there's something I need to tell you." She hesitated, as if carefully weighing her words.

He looked up. "What is it?"

A dark gleam flashed in her eyes.

-

Failing to secure a deal with Longstride wasn't a total loss.

Raelynn didn't feel particularly regretful.

After all, the project wouldn't collapse just because of a few missing experts.

Returning to NexusMind.

She had barely stepped into the Pharmacology Analysis Lab.

Her phone rang.

She glanced at the screen—it was Professor Alistair Finch.

Thinking it might be about Lily, she picked up. "Professor?"

Professor Finch was in the middle of a card game. Between a fierce shout of "Bam!" he asked casually, "Has Kingsford University contacted you yet?"

Raelynn laughed. "Why would they contact me?"

The older man huffed. "I wrote them a letter of recommendation. Your new cardiovascular drug development has caught the eye of the national project committee. Minimal side effects, an eight percent increase in efficacy, and prices kept affordable for the general public. How is that not a monumental achievement?"

Raelynn was confused. "So what? What's the letter for? I'm not going back to school."

"Who asked you to go back to school?" He snorted again. "You're being offered an exceptional promotion to Associate Professor."

Raelynn was speechless.

She thought she had misheard.

"Me? Are you serious? I'm just a rookie!"

Having regained her composure, Raelynn patted his shoulder comfortingly and offered an encouraging smile. "It's okay. By the time you're forty, you'll probably achieve it too."

Preston was speechless. How infuriating could she be?

No wonder his dad talked about her constantly: "My junior is so brilliant," "My junior is so amazing," "How can you be the same age as her and still be such a letdown?" "I ought to just leave the hospital to her."

Good Lord.

He was already a top performer among his peers, yet his own flesh and blood called him a letdown.

And wanted to give his inheritance to Raelynn.

Preston bared his teeth, swatting away her patronizing hand. "I heard from my dad that Kingsford University is keeping it under wraps for a bit. They're delaying the official announcement of your promotion."

Raelynn finally relaxed.

With her laid-back personality, she really couldn't adapt to something so massive right away.

But thinking about it in hindsight.

Having a title like that.

It would give her serious leverage against the Croix family. Even if Lily's situation was exposed, she would have the power to fight back.

This would become her ultimate trump card.

Since it wasn't public yet, she and Preston naturally kept their mouths shut.

That afternoon.

Raelynn took some time to visit Arthur Ortiz at the hospital. After confirming he was recovering well, she headed back to NexusMind.

The moment she slipped into her lab coat, she received the invitation to The Medical Summit.

Spotting Dr. Evelyn Hayes's name on the guest list, she knew she absolutely couldn't refuse.