Mission: From Divorcee to Millionaire

Chapter 430

She quickly reached out to turn on the lamp on the bedside table.

With the light now casting a warm glow, Selena patted her chest, trying to calm her racing heart, and playfully scolded, "When did you sneak in? Couldn't you at least turn on the light? You nearly gave me a heart attack!" Everett, who had clearly been out for the evening, carried a faint scent of wine. His eyes were deep, filled with thoughts that were a mystery to her.

"What's there to be scared of?" he teased lazily, his large hand gently caressing her cheek. "Unless, of course, you're hiding someone under the covers?"

On a normal day, she wouldn't have been rattled, but feeling guilty, she couldn't help but panic a bit.

Still, she couldn't let him see any sign of that. With a dramatic swat, she slapped his hand away, pretending to be annoyed, and tossed the covers off. "Go ahead, take a look! See for yourself who I'm hiding!" "You don't come home, and then you accuse me of something? You little...mmm..."

Before she could finish, his strong arms wrapped around her waist, and his long fingers tangled in her hair, pulling her in for a deep kiss.

The mix of his scent and the wine enveloped her, making her squirm with discomfort.

But her gentle strength was no match for him, and she had to tilt her neck, giving in to his embrace.

Maybe it was because their time apart was looming, Everett seemed a bit desperate, his urgency causing Selena to wince, her nails leaving faint marks on his back.

pushed against him, irritated,

holding her close, murmuring softly in her ear, "You're leaving tomorrow. Don't say no

onto him,

clear and blurry in her sight, his want

trying to see more clearly, but Everett took her silence as agreement, pulling her closer to savor

...

exhausted in his arms, catching her

then pulled her against the headboard with him, his fingers gently tracing her shoulder,

"You know, if you wait a

almost drifting off, snapped awake at his

a deep breath to steady herself, and slowly said, "Everything's set. I have to go. Plus, Dr. Carrillo is already there. If I don't go, I'd be

she nuzzled against his chest, hinting, "Everett, you've never

Everett looked taken aback.

ever been this

heading abroad a

it