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.

end things peacefully, but the

if that's how he wanted it,

wide street, the speed doing nothing

downtown apartment, sitting in the car, staring up at the light left on just for him, yet he

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

though he'd just eased his physical tension, his heart felt empty, like it was missing something solid to

pondered, where did it all go wrong with

it just because they lost

to that mistake, wanting nothing in return, not even the promise of their

ultimate promise?

would be shared with her, and in

that what any woman would

after securing her

wealth, never caused

in mutual respect

this day.