Mission: From Divorcee to Millionaire

Her long, curly eyelashes fluttered gently, yet her heart felt numb. Scenes like these, moments like this, just didn't move her anymore. She couldn't help but think: the man who had just held her, promising another chance, saying he'd never let her down again, could, in the very

next moment, cozy up to another woman at her refusal.

Ah, but that's not quite right. How could Margot be the 'other woman'? It was Selena who was the outsider. Among the three of them, she was the one unloved, the one who didn't belong. As long as Everett couldn't find it in himself to let go of Margot, there'd never be anything real between him and Selena.

A hint of sarcasm danced in Selena's eyes, though she wasn't sure if it was aimed at the unfaithful man or the naive girl she used to be.

"Ma'am, you... you saw it, didn't you?" Ava's panicked voice cut through the silence. Selena turned to see Ava, lugging a vacuum cleaner down the stairs. Ava clearly hadn't expected Selena to find the newspaper. Her face was full of regret, like someone caught in the act. Selena got it. Ava had tossed out the paper on purpose, trying to shield her from more heartache. She lifted the newspaper with a small smile. "Ava, no need to hide those things... they don't bother me."

She placed the newspaper on the counter, pulled her coat tighter around her, and headed out to the garden. Watching her slim figure retreat, Ava felt a pang of sympathy. Annoyed, she grabbed some scissors from the kitchen and snipped out the pictures of the unfaithful man and his mistress from the newspaper.

with nothing to do but eat and sleep, Selena often found solace in tending to the flowers.

the flowers, she didn't notice someone approaching and accidentally bumped into them,

Selena started apologizing, "I'm

in plain farmer's clothes, his head down, cap pulled low, he was a stranger. The villa had two gardeners she knew well, and this wasn't

faced danger before, Selena's instincts kicked in. Her heart raced, and she

"Hel-Mmph..."

careful not to alert the bodyguards, and

began to struggle, he whispered urgently,

was

Dr. Campbell!!