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."

into the box, turned around, and

in the master bedroom, her

made him resent her more. How could she be so

Selena once

showed up bright 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

his facade, then dutifully opened the

car and on the

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

took the phone, idly turning

didn't get it, but she knew better than topry. With the boss in a mood, she didn't want

first autumn leaf fell, the hospital delivered some grim news. Josh had fought for two months but couldn't

meeting when he got the call. He

hospital room for what seemed like forever. Finally, he gently pulled the

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