Professor Alistair Finch's voice boomed with absolute authority.
With the microphone resting on the table, his words echoed through the hall, making sure everyone heard him loud and clear.
In an instant, the entire room plunged into a dead silence.
It was as if all the oxygen had been sucked out of the space. Every single person's face flushed with shock as they snapped their heads toward Raelynn Ortiz.
Julian and Leo Flynn, who had been quietly watching the drama unfold, shot up from their chairs in unison. They wondered if they had misheard.
But suddenly, all the pieces clicked together.
No wonder Raelynn had risen so quickly at NexusMind Technologies. No wonder her name was on the groundbreaking cardiovascular drug research. No wonder Kingsford University had made her an Associate Professor.
Julian, in particular, stared at Raelynn, his eyes practically vibrating with disbelief. She was the legendary Faye?
Ian Hudson's... ex-girlfriend?
Then didn't that mean...
Following the suffocating silence, a massive wave of uproar crashed through the room. Gasps echoed from every corner.
Seraphina Vance turned deathly pale. Her lips trembled uncontrollably as she stared at Raelynn, who remained infuriatingly calm.
A loud ringing filled Seraphina's ears.
"How... how is that even possible?" she asked, her voice cracking as her composure shattered.
Her entire worldview was crumbling to dust.
Dr. Evelyn Hayes was just as stunned. She looked at Finch in sheer disbelief. "Raelynn is your student? Why didn't you ever mention this?"
Naturally, Finch wasn't going to announce that it was because of Raelynn's unique circumstances.
She had given birth to a child while operating under the alias Faye. If that had been exposed earlier, the backlash would have been disastrous.
But now, she was divorced.
She was even reportedly going to marry Ian Hudson. There was no need to hide in the shadows anymore.
Raelynn had known from the very beginning that the moment the plagiarism accusations began, her secret identity would inevitably be exposed. To prove her innocence, she had to lay all her cards on the table.
The last trace of color vanished from Seraphina's face.
Finch suddenly whirled on her. "Ms. Vance, you certainly have quite the eagle eye. To be able to speed-read through Raelynn's paper and pick out exactly which words and sentences belonged to Faye... you've got better vision than anyone else in this room."
A freezing chill ran straight down Seraphina's spine.
"I'd actually love to ask," Finch continued, his voice ringing like a gavel, "with Raelynn's exceptional talent, why on earth would she regress to copying and pasting her own past work? I reviewed her current paper beforehand. It was vastly different from the old version and lightyears more advanced. It seems glaringly obvious that someone tampered with her submission. This needs to be investigated thoroughly!"
He didn't mince words.
Every syllable slammed into the audience like a physical blow.
No one had anticipated a plot twist this massive. The woman they thought was utterly ruined turned out to be Faye the Great herself.
And everyone in the room knew it was true—why would someone of Faye's caliber plagiarize her own outdated material? It was career suicide.
As Finch's words settled, Dr. Hayes and the rest of the faculty snapped out of their daze.
Dr. Hayes stared at Raelynn with absolute delight. No wonder she had taken such a liking to the younger woman. Such raw, unparalleled talent was the absolute future of the medical field.

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The readers' comments on the novel: Boss, Your Wife Signed the Divorce Agreement Before the Wedding
I think for as slow as the beginning was, their turning point is just so fast... really hope we actually get to read about R and S and their rekindle.... we did not read 950 pages for their story to be sidelined. Im for this sideline story, but it if it's to separate from the main characters and their story, please make it separate book....
Author please update more chapters...
I really like Zella, she is becoming a good friend to Raelynn. Ian needs to go. The relationship with Chloe is confusing. Some chapters they are cousins, sometimes they're sibling. A little confusing....
Julians role as big brother- I feel comes from a genuine place, but in a relationship thats is just as stained as Raelynns and Sebastians. It hard for me to connect to his big brother role as he too was such a problem before. And while they talked a little bit, the conversation did not give me the believe there was resolution between Raelynn and Julian. For a brute, he should make his feelings clear about the situation to Raelynn and then step back, until there is more foundation for him to stand on....
Knife in my heart. I hurt for Raelynn. She has made it this far, but how much does she have in her, everyone has a breaking point. Some back of me hopes the author is joking to lighten the mood after so many intense chapters, but thats not this kind of story or couple....
My heart cannot take this. This, cannot be how it ends with these too. They need resolution with each other. Raelynn needs to be more humanize with Sebastian. We know she is hurt, but this is the branch. She needs all these answers, if not for them to be together, then for Lily to have both her parents. Stop with the mind games Raelynn!...
Its like the story is just repeating itself...
Timeline is getting lost for me. So many treasured little memories Raelynn has but yet, he was gone for years ? Anyways... still rooting for them! These two need a heart to heart. Lily "forgetting" someone, not possible in this day and age and I hope thats not their storyline....
Sebastian, the man of few words.... needs to find all the words! Needs to fight for her! On note, seven years seems like a long time for this master plan (which I am sure goes back much farther). Rereading this novel, and it seems like everything has played out in a 5-8 month time span. And I feel like all Sebastian's doings/ plan have not been revealed. I hope we get to see the whole picture and have the resolutions we hope. But seven years of mistreatment, I just don't see Raelynn fully coming back. If these was 2-3 years, maybe, and I know it changes some characters around, but it would still work. Rooting for them!...
Literally on edge!...