Mr. CEO Your Wife Has Wanted a Divorce for a Long Time novel Chapter 691

Chapter 691

Chapter 691

Dr. Mercer knew Franklin had once been married, yet he had no clue who his former spouse was. He spent most of his career overseas and rarely traveled to New York City for elite social galas like this one.

Watching their stiff, awkward exchange. Dr. Mercer instantly picked up on the clear rift between Johnny and Franklin.

He didn’t dwell on the tension, merely finding the odd dynamic mildly amusing, and posed a curious question. “Word has it Cole Corporation and Wilson Group have maintained a business partnership for quite some time now. How come you twy young innovators barely seem acquainted at all?”

In his eyes, both Johnny and Franklin were once-in-a-generation prodigies within the artificial intelligence space, nearly the same age. Even if they’d never become close friends, there was no logical reason for them to carry such distant, unfamiliar energy between them.

The other VIPs hadn’t paid much attention to the strange disconnect between Franklin and Johnny up until that moment.

But after Dr. Mercer voiced his observation, everyone else registered that the two men almost never interacted at industry

events.

Johnny flicked a glance toward Franklin, his expression unreadable, then let out an awkward chuckle. “Cole and Wilson have indeed collaborated for a good stretch of time, but our teams mostly liaise with Wilson Group’s engineering staff. I rarely get the chance to cross paths with Mr. Wilson personally, so that explains the distance…”

Franklin kept a gentle smile on his face as Johnny spoke, looking as if he fully agreed with the explanation.

Dr. Mercer nodded slowly, seemingly buying the story.

Maggie and Julia stayed silent throughout the exchange.

Maggie refused to glance at either Franklin or Julia.

Julia, on the other hand, had tensed up the second Maggie and Johnny walked over.

Maggie never spared her a glance, but Julia’s eyes never left Maggie’s figure. Her grip tightened slightly around the stem of her champagne glass as she stared.

Privately, Dr. Mercer had never been fully impressed by Julia, and he had no intention of offering her a formal research spot on his team-Maggie had long been his top pick for a direct mentorship position. He’d never actively compared the two women side by side before tonight.

Now, seeing them standing within the same group, he shifted his gaze over to Franklin and paused mid-thought.

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