Mission: From Divorcee to Millionaire

As soon as Selena spoke, she noticed Everett tense up, a sarcastic smirk tugging at her lips.

After a brief silence, Everett's low voice broke through, trying to dodge the real issue. "She won't be bothering us anymore."

With that offhand remark, he thought he could brush aside the past wounds.

Selena's emotions flared up anyway. She turned to face him, tilting her head back to meet his eyes. "Everett, if you can't fix this, stop pretending to care with crocodile tears!"

"Mateo having you as a dad would be a disaster. Honestly, I'm relieved he never came into this world!"

She felt a deep sorrow and anger for her unborn child. Margot lost her child and he lost his temper, going as far as choking her in public. But what about her child?

Unloved and deemed insignificant, was that how it was?

Did her child deserve such neglect?

you, thinking about having another kid, Everett, do you really deserve that? Kids are living beings,

a child. If you've got any conscience left, you'd

He looked at Selena, her eyes

moment, he wondered if they'd really reached the end, if

at the man she once loved dearly. He was still as dashing and aloof as ever, while she had been worn down by the marriage... The once vibrant flower had long withered, shrouded

just a desperate attempt to

walked away. The rain poured down harder,

stop, determinedly moving

his eyes darker than the stormy sky, watching her retreating figure.

him had been carved out, the cold wind whistling

fleeting doubt and tenderness vanished

to watch

to wither, she'd have

choices. When she chose to marry him, to become