Mission: From Divorcee to Millionaire

Chapter 479

Bending down to pick up the small cardboard box again, Everett caught something out of the corner of his eye, his lips twitching slightly, "Hold on a sec."

Alex hit the brakes just in time. Typical, she thought, men always say one thing and mean another.

Everett suddenly stood up, strode over to the box in a few quick steps, and pulled out a phone with a cracked screen.

"This is... the phone the missus used to have."

Alex, sharp-eyed as ever, recognized it right away. "How'd it end up like this?"

From what she remembered, the missus was usually pretty level-headed. Even if she and Mr. Everett had their spats, she rarely lost her temper by throwing things. Unlike Margot, who was a bit of a wild card and would smash stuff at the slightest provocation, forcing her to redecorate her apartment every now and then.

Everett's dark eyes lingered on the phone. After a moment, he said, "Get it fixed as soon as you can."

the phone back into the box, turned around,

left in the master bedroom, her presence

only made him resent her more.

pillow Selena once slept on and slowly drifted

and early to pick Everett up. He emerged from the dawn, his features chiseled and handsome, wearing a bespoke three-piece suit that fit like a glove, radiating an irresistible charm. He was still striking, flawless, as if Selena's leaving hadn't fazed him at

then dutifully opened the

in the car and

and handed over the repaired phone. "Mr. Everett, the phone's fixed and can be turned on now. But since the SIM Card was

took the phone,

it out. Alex didn't get it, but she knew better than topry. With the boss in

first autumn leaf fell, the hospital delivered some grim news. Josh had fought for

a meeting when he got the call. He paused the meeting and rushed

with Josh in the hospital room for what seemed like forever. Finally, he gently pulled the white sheet over

had braced himself for this outcome, the weight of the sorrow and