Mission: From Divorcee to Millionaire

Chapter 382

Selena was drenched in sweat from all the playing around. She never imagined that keeping up with kids could be such a workout, but having that little one in her arms, smelling of warm milk, filled her with pure joy. It made her think about her own son, and she felt her eyes getting a bit misty.

Noticing Selena's emotional state, John's wife, a stunning blonde with striking blue eyes, quickly asked in English what was up, as she didn't speak Chinese.

"It's nothing, really. I'm just feeling very happy," Selena assured her with a smile.

They kept chatting in English, hitting it off so well they ended up taking selfies and swapping contact info. When the little one finally dozed off in Sadie's arms, Selena decided it was time to let them be and waved them goodbye.

Back in the lounge, Selena spotted Everett leaning against the sofa, his dark eyes lost in the view through the massive windows. The sight was breathtaking-a landscape of snow-covered mountains towering into the sky.

smoke rings, which blurred his handsome features. Despite not being able to see his expression clearly, Selena felt a chill coming from him, colder than the snowy peaks outside. Was it just her

looked up. His deep eyes seemed to flash with emotion for a brief moment before turning

stubbed out his cigarette and asked, in a lazy tone,

on him, noticed nothing unusual in his demeanor and figured she was just overthinking things. She couldn't

Everett had caught her wrist, pulling her onto his

you doing? We're in public!" Her face flushed as she whispered the last

Said,

"

her emotions run away with her when she saw John's kid, which had brought up her own hopes and dreams, leading her to unwittingly mention children in front of Everett. She bit her lip,

waist gently, his voice teasing, "What?

firmly replied, "I've told you before, a child isn't a tool, and I