Mission: From Divorcee to Millionaire

Chapter 233

Chapter 233

Wedding.

His breath was warm against her ear, and just the mention of that word sent her heart racing. Selena found herself staring at his handsome face. His face was so close she could reach out and touch it. Her fingers lightly traced the contours of his features. "Are you serious?"

How could she not dream of a proper wedding with him? Ever since her early teens, she loved watching romantic dramas and imagining her own perfect wedding someday.

When she married Everett, she'd hinted at it, sometimes subtly, sometimes not so much. But he never took the bait. Now, here he was, bringing it up himself.

"Yeah."

Everett shrugged casually. "It'd make Grandpa happy. He's always wanted to be the one to officiate our wedding."

Ah, so it was for Grandpa...

Selena understood Everett's loyalty to his family, but she couldn't help feeling a bit let down. She didn't want to seem childish or demanding, so she looked down, trying to hide her feelings. Everett, of course, noticed. He gently lifted her chin, making her meet his gaze.

Selena couldn't look away, her lashes fluttering nervously.

before adding with a smirk, "And to make you happy,

that he'd known all along. He was just teasing her. She felt both

"I'm going to bed."

slid off the vanity and headed to the bed, her

his dark eyes following her every move. "Mrs. Bennett, are you really going to leave me all alone

at him, and her face turned even redder. Their earlier closeness had clearly affected him, the evidence peeking out from

or if it was just Everett. He seemed to want her every day, leaving her exhausted. Having only

asleep, ignoring his words. She climbed

she

her exaggerated performance,

enough, he found her antics a bit

like a

'tonight he'd be the gentleman instead of the

to the bathroom, took a cold shower to cool

then, Selena was genuinely asleep, her peaceful face stirring a tenderness in

inhaled the soft scent of her body wash, and soon drifted

Everett was gone. But a fresh love bite on her neck made presence

his

morning mischief.

applied her makeup, she shook her head in mock