Mission: From Divorcee to Millionaire

Chapter 480

A woman clad in black stood at the doorway, her look sharp and polished. But she wasn't the woman he held a bitter grudge against and secretly longed for day and night.

Carly was there on Selena's behalf. She signed Selena's name in the condolence book and handed over the donation to Alex, bringing along a wreath as well. With a deep bow in front of Josh's photo, she laid down a white flower, a gesture filled with solemn respect. Everett's dark eyes were icy, any flicker of warmth gone. He appeared even more gaunt, his tall frame standing like a lone pine or bamboo, his lean silhouette now more formidable, sending shivers down anyone's spine who dared to look.

Carly hesitated to get too close, the weight of her past misdeeds pressing heavily on her conscience. But she had a task to complete for Ms. Selena.

Mustering her courage, she approached Everett, keeping her eyes lowered to avoid his intense gaze. "Mr. Everett, my condolences," she murmured.

Everett's response was frosty, "Who are you speaking for? Your boss, or Selena?"

Carly swallowed hard, guilt sinking deeper as she stammered, "For... for them..."

Them. It was always about them now.

adored her, gave her everything, and yet she couldn't even come to bid him

was flat, recounting the facts as if they were the most mundane things, yet Carly felt a chill run down

lip. It wasn't that Ms. Selena didn't want to come; Josh had told her not to. But

"Alex, show her out."

a time like this. Still, she kept her composure, her tone firm but polite as she addressed Carly, "This way, please." Carly knew she wasn't welcome and

their gravestones standing side by side-one large, one small. As friends and family slowly departed, Everett

started to

he thought captured him at his most valiant. Mateo's was

soaked himself, he carefully wiped the raindrops from

knees drawn to her chest, shivering in the rain, looking utterly

woman slowly raised her

It was Margot.