Mission: From Divorcee to Millionaire

Over the past three years, their relationship had settled into a comfortable routine: she wanted something, and he always delivered. So, he was genuinely baffled by her recent spate of odd behaviors-it was more of a headache than any major project he'd ever tackled. "Wow, so you tried to patch things up with your lady, and she just gave you the cold shoulder?" Jaime was floored, almost jumping out of his seat. "That's crazy!"

To think Everett, the youngest hotshot at Bennett Corporation, who used to not give a hoot about his obedient wife, was now caught off guard by her. He always suspected the 'win back your wife at all costs' drama would unfold eventually, just not this soon! Everett's face was stormy. He insisted, "It's a buddy of mine, not me!"

But then it hit him-Jaime knew all his friends, so that excuse didn't hold much water. He added with a cool detachment, "It's Derick!"

Meanwhile, outside, Derick sneezed several times in quick succession.

Jaime asked, "...When did Derick get a girlfriend? How did I miss that?"

"I'm asking you the questions, not vice versa."

Everett poured himself another drink, trying to hide whatever was simmering inside, and sternly warned, "If you've got an answer, spit it out. If not, zip it. I'm not in the mood for your chatter."

thin ice, Jaime adjusted his glasses, stifling a chuckle

in a case like this." He held up one finger, "First, maybe your... I mean, Derick's girlfriend feels overlooked, left out, so she's

on his glass, lost in thought. Then, with a cryptic air, he asked, "And if we've done all that, and

we've got the

bit, then got serious. "It means the home cat's lost interest and found

puzzled, "In plain English,

eyes. "Basically, she's

twitching at his temple. Selena had been all about him; what

other guys

clicked, and his expression shifted slightly, though he still declared confidently, "No way, she

all the recent conversations about Selena wanting a divorce, his eyes darkening with

expertly lighting one up. He took a deep drag, seemingly trying