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."

Her visit was just a performance, a way to appease her uncle by using him as a stepping stone. Once she

see if there were any new gigs she could pick

letting her go, he calmly

Selena paused, surprised. From

knew, Everett was

never went back

Yet here he was, after just

offering a way to sway

piqued, she asked, "And how exactly

tossed back her earlier words. "Just a simple thing. Something you can do with your lips." What on earth did

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

her