Mission: From Divorcee to Millionaire

Chapter 396

If she could help it, Selena really didn't want to keep this standoff going with him. It was a road leading nowhere, just a recipe for disaster for both of them.

If they could both just take a step back, that would be perfect.

She wasn't hung up on getting anything more from him. Her earlier talks about splitting his assets were just her way of dealing with the frustration of it all. But when your heart moves on, everything about that person becomes meaningless. Everett was left hanging, his hopes dashed, and disappointment settled in heavy between them.

Just like Selena found it hard to grasp why he wouldn't budge, Everett was baffled by her refusal to give in.

Being Mrs. Bennett, loving him, respecting him, having his kids-those were the dreams she once cherished. Why couldn't they keep living that dream?

Why did it have to be so hard?

Everett shrugged off her hand, his handsome face slipping back into its usual mask of indifference. Without saying another word, he turned and walked away.

Selena stood there, rooted to the spot until she heard the car start downstairs. The sound faded into the distance, and her hands, hanging by her sides, slowly clenched into fists.

She had given it her all.

had tried so hard to end things peacefully, but the stubborn man just

how he wanted it, she wasn't going to hold back

the speed doing nothing to calm the

no time, he found himself parked outside his downtown apartment, sitting in the car, staring up at the light left on

down the window, pulled out a pack of cigarettes, lit one, and took a

his physical tension, his heart felt empty, like it was

pondered, where did it all go

because

to that mistake, wanting nothing in return, not even the promise of their child becoming the Bennett family heir.

ultimate promise?

wealth he had worked for would be shared with her, and in time, it would all be

what any

mother, after securing her

Lady Howard and getting thirty percent of his father's wealth, never caused a fuss again. She even

living in mutual respect

this day.