Mission: From Divorcee to Millionaire

Chapter 360

Her blunt honesty caught Derick off guard, making him leap to his feet, flustered and panicked, his words stumbling over each other.

"Ma'am... you, you want this..." he stammered.

Selena lowered her gaze, letting her thick lashes hide the emotions in her eyes, as her voice lightly brushed over old wounds.

"What happened to my first child, Derick, you witnessed it all. I just can't bear to go through that again."

Derick found himself silenced once more, guilt gnawing at him. If only he had insisted on telling Mr. Everett about her condition that day, maybe the accident could have been avoided, and the child could have made it safely into the world. But his loyalty was to Mr. Everett, and helping Selena would have been crossing a line. After a pause, Derick bowed slightly and said, "Ma'am, I should be going."

Without waiting for her reply, he turned and left, his retreating figure carrying a hint of hasty escape.

towards the balcony, where a flock of birds soared across the sky. She watched them,

Later that evening.

leaning back into his leather chair. He slipped off his

be fast asleep by now, but the bed was empty, and she was nowhere in sight. Everett raised an eyebrow, figuring she might have gone downstairs for a glass of water or

after his shower, she was still

a soft chuckle, Everett tossed aside his towel, tightened the belt

she was, curled up on the

were dim, and the screen's glow played across her delicate features in flickering patterns, making it hard to read her expression. Everett walked over,

even blink,

sleep, she had randomly chosen a foreign film to distract herself, not really caring about the

movie itself. Her silence didn't bother him; he effortlessly pulled her into his arms, sharing the