Mr. CEO Your Wife Has Wanted a Divorce for a Long Time novel Chapter 711

Chapter 711

Chapter 711

Anyone who studied her closely would spot the faint, uncontrollable tremor rippling through her clasped hands, a tin physical tell of the overwhelming jealousy and hurt roiling beneath her carefully polished, composed exterior.

Still, she forced herself to maintain a veneer of quiet dignity, pretending to observe the scene with neutral detachmen

despite the chaos raging inside her.

Rex’s face had also darkened into a stormy, unreadable scowl, his jaw tight with unspoken displeasure as he watched

the professor’s public gesture toward Maggie.

No matter the tangled mix of envy, resentment, hope, and intrigue swirling through every guest’s mind, the vast majority of the room’s eyes remained glued to Maggie, all waiting patiently for her verbal response to Dr. Mercer’s

offer.

Hardly anyone in the crowd had noticed that, the second Dr. Mercer stepped onto the stage to announce his mentorship proposal, a lone male figure had slowly drifted through the crowd, inching closer and closer to the edge of the stage without drawing a single curious glance.

As the entire room fell silent, holding its breath for Maggie’s reply, the mysterious man let a cold, mocking chuckle rumble out from his chest.

He pushed off the wall he’d been leaning against and strode briskly up the stage steps, positioning himself directly beside Dr. Mercer as every gaze snapped toward him in surprise.

“Dr. Mercer,” he drawled, his voice sharp and cutting through the hushed room, “what exactly is your reasoning for wanting to take Maggie on as your personal student?”

That sharp, uninvited voice cut clean through the soft hum of conversation drifting across the ballroom, yanking every single guest’s full attention straight toward the lit stage at the front of the venue.

Maggie and Johnny stood far closer to the raised platform than most attendees, and the second the man stepped into the spotlight, both of them instantly recognized Yale.

The words he’d just tossed out hung heavy in the air, and the pair froze mid-breath, locking eyes with one another in a silent, wordless exchange.

In the split second their gazes collided, they both pieced together exactly what Yale intended to do with this sudden. public interruption.

Another unplanned intrusion mid-conversation pulled a tight frown across Dr. Mercer’s forehead, deepening the faint creases at the corners of his eyes as he stared at the man who’d marched onto the stage uninvited.

Seeing the distinguished professor’s obvious irritation bubble to the surface, Dr. Mercer’s research assistant hurried forward in quick purposeful strides to intercept Yale, his tone polite yet firm as he tried to defuse the building tension

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Mr. CHO, Your Wife Has Wanted a Divorce for a Long Time

Chapter 711

before it spiraled into a full-blown scene in front of hundreds of industry elites and academic leaders.

“Sir, Dr. Mercer is in the middle of an important formal announcement right now. If you have questions you’d like to ask him, you can wait until he’s finished speaking and find a quiet moment afterward-”

Yale paid the assistant not a single glance, his unwavering stare fixed solely on Dr. Mercer as he spoke loud enough for every ear in the sprawling ballroom to catch every syllable of his loaded question.

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