Chapter 307
Not long ago, when Smith discovered that an article he highly praised during peer review was authored by a technician from Cole, he flew to the US again just to meet Maggie and Johnny.
He told her that if she had joined Cole when she returned to the country last year, she would have seen tremendous growth.
At the time, slie wholeheartedly agreed. She even blamed Maggie for stopping her from joining Cole, believing he had caused her to miss a crucial opportunity for personal development.
But at this very moment, seeing with her own eyes how far Maggie had come after less than a year under Johnny’s mentorship, she realized that what she missed out on might be far greater than she had initially imagined.
After all, it wasn’t just Johnny–there was Nolan, too.
Nolan’s terrifying competence aside, his position granted him immediate access to the most comprehensive, up–to–date, and crucial information in the field.
That advantage alone played a massive role in the development of both Johnny and Maggie.
Just like her mother had said, if she had entered Cole as planned, with her academic background and abilities, she would’ve grown faster than Maggie.
But there are no “what ifs” in life.
It was all just empty talk now.
Thinking of this, she looked at Maggie with cold eyes. “No wonder she was willing to leave the Wilson Corporation.
So that’s why…”
Recalling how Maggie had left the Wilson Corporation, gotten close to Johnny, and blocked her daughter from entering Cole–all part of a meticulous plan–and seeing everything Maggie now possessed, Janice finally realized- that Maggie was no simple woman.
She said, “I didn’t expect her to be this calculating.”
Maggie was in the middle of a conversation. When she turned her head and noticed the mother–daughter duo’s cold stares, she took note of the hostility in their eyes.
In the past, the two had always looked at her with contempt and indifference. Today’s reaction was definitely out of character.
Still, Maggie wasn’t interested in digging into the reason behind their sudden shift. She simply turned her gaze away, expression cool.
To Julia and her mother, Maggie’s indifferent reaction appeared smug and arrogant, as if she were already standing Mr. CEO, Your Wife Has Wanted a Divorce for a Long Time
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triumphantly over them.
Maggie did, indeed, have a moment in the spotlight today.
Given the weight of her research paper, she truly had outshone Julia in the academic realm.
But-
Maggie had Johnny and cutting–edge expertise on her side.
Julia had Franklin.
Janice quickly regained her composure. She said, “She won’t stay smug for long.”
She didn’t believe things between Maggie and Johnny would remain stable forever.
Thinking of Franklin’s feelings for her daughter–and the fact that, even if her daughter seemed to cling to Maggie lately, she still preferred her real mother–both women found a renewed calmness..
Julia’s gaze toward Maggie returned to its usual scorn.
“I have been slacking off in my professional development,” Julia admitted. “It’s time I got back into learning mode.
Even if the people around her weren’t as capable as Johnny or Nolan, with persistence and accumulation, one day, her professional achievements might well surpass Maggie’s.
Janice, naturally, supported this. She said, “You can ask Franklin for help.”
Julia smiled. “I know. He’ll help me as long as I ask.”
With that, she stopped paying attention to Maggie and rejoined the crowd.
But this time, unlike her previous conversations with corporate reps, she was now speaking with the senior experts at the symposium.
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