Mission: From Divorcee to Millionaire

But here's the thing!

He claimed to be all about fairness, but let's be real-he bent the rules at least once. Selena wasn't naive. She knew that Jackson, the secretary from their department, was Margot's cousin, and it was Everett who helped Jackson land that job. Talk about double standards, huh? One rule for everyone else and another for his "true love."

If Selena hadn't been in on the truth, she might've almost swallowed his sweet lies. Luckily, she wasn't here to twist his arm into hiring someone. He turned her down, and that was all she needed to report back to her uncle. Mission accomplished. Selena swallowed her bitterness and forced a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes. "Fine, forget it. Pretend I was never here. Goodbye!" she said, and with no further ado, she snatched up her purse and headed for the door.

Everett was caught off guard by her abrupt exit, especially after everything she had done to get there. Instinctively, he reached out and grabbed her wrist.

"Just like that, you're leaving?"

Selena tried to shake him off, but his grip was firm. She turned back with a resigned sigh. "You've already turned me down. What do you expect? Should I stick around and beg?"

That seemed to be exactly what he wanted. His dark eyes bore into hers, silent.

Selena smirked, "Keep dreaming."

him as a stepping stone. Once she got what she needed, she was ready to burn the bridge without a second thought. Basically, she'd outsmarted him

waste more time here. She had plans to swing by Ink & Insight to see if there were any new gigs she could pick up. With her spousal allowance cut off, she needed to hustle to make

but instead of letting her go, he calmly said, "I could give you a chance

Selena paused, surprised. From

she knew, Everett was the

who never

after just declaring he wouldn't

offering a way to

she asked, "And how exactly do you think I can do

Something you can do with your lips." What on

head around it Everett pulled her in, pressing her against his solid frame. One arm wrapped around her waist, the other cradled

kissed her assertively and