Mr. CEO Your Wife Has Wanted a Divorce for a Long Time novel Chapter 708

Chapter 708

Sophia’s temper flared instantly, she jumped straight up from her velvet banquet chile, her eyes fonding with hot, angry seas

She whirled sharply toward Maggie, jaw clenched tight as she drew a deep breath, ready to food of friction only for Janice to yank her back hard by the elbow before a single harsh word could escape her lips

Janice’s features were set in a terrifying, unyielding coldness, and she shot Soplas a sharp, warning glare heavy with silent reprimand.

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ee’s icy, unforgiving stare, a violent shiver raf own her spine, and very angry retort she’d ed completely from her mind, leaving her speechless and trembling in place

the crushing emotional blow delivered by Dr. Mercer’s devastang rejection, every word he’d head and clouding her ability to process anything else unfolding around her.

hopeful assumption all along: even if Dr. Mercer had grown captivated by Maggie’s research work and protégé position, he would schedule a private, thorough one-on-one conversation wife Maggle first to lay torship before locking in his final decision.

inced that once Dr. Mercer sat down to discuss the offer with Maggie, Maggie would turn the opportunity thought.

Dr. Mercer’s second-choice candidate after Maggie declined, Julia had still believed she would inevitably walk ed protégé spot at the end of the night.

magined that Dr. Mercer’s admiration for Maggie had run so deep and unshakable that he’d finalized his public lans without holding a single preliminary discussion with Maggie about the mentorship at all.

ang infinitely worse, he’d sought her out ahead of his big stage reveal solely to personally deliver the crushing news the position entirely.

rangled emotions churned deep inside Maggie, yet she forced every flicker of unrest back under Control within mere S, steadying her posture and softening the tight edge of her features before anyone could catch wind of her inner turmoil

voice cut through the quiet murmur surrounding oken up uninvited.

and Maggie paused mid-breath her gaze drifting over to the stranger

not recognize his face at all-

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