Mission: From Divorcee to Millionaire

Chapter 477

Alex found herself at a loss for words; trying to offer comfort felt pointless. She quietly slipped out of the hospital room. As she closed the door, her eyes caught a glimpse of something-a tear rolling down the man's cheek.

A week later, Margot was at a glitzy promotional event for a luxury jewelry brand. She was decked out in high-end fashion, looking every bit the high society figure she aspired to be. After her provocative posts had driven Selena away, Everett had stopped searching for her. Margot was just a step away from claiming the title of Mrs. Bennett. Recently, she'd been waking up with a smile, dreaming of her success.

group stormed in, dousing her with water guns and pelting her with eggs, all while shouting insults. They called her a homewrecker,

came the journalists, armed with probing questions. They grilled her on what it was like to be "the other woman," how she could be so heartless to push away someone's wife, and why she thought she could marry into wealth with such a reputation. Enraged, she denied it all, but no one bought her defense. She

heels, crashing to the ground. Disheveled and humiliated, her

hospital and back at work. His expansive top-floor office was filled with sunlight, but his demeanor was colder than ever, as if even the sun couldn't warm his icy presence. Alex felt a chill run down her

she decided to check on his health first. "Mr. Everett, don't you think you should take more time to rest? Your injuries