Mission: From Divorcee to Millionaire

Chapter 492

The man leaned back against the headboard, lazily pulling off his tie and undoing the top three buttons of his shirt. Taking his time, he finally picked up the phone. Yasmine's voice came through, soft but with a weary edge. "Mr. Everett, did you catch up with your wife?"

"Yeah."

The mention of Selena brought back the sting of their recent, awkward reunion, tightening his chest.

""Glad to hear it."

Everett wasn't in the mood for chit-chat. "Take care of yourself. If you need anything, let Alex know. She'll sort it out."

A long pause on the other end, like she was holding back tears, then her voice came through, a bit rough, "Mr. Everett, sorry for the trouble."

He gave a short hum and ended the call.

phone, his eyes drifted to the spot beside him-where Selena used to

ready, picked up quickly. "Mr. Everett,

her to keep tabs on Yasmine, hesitated a moment, then casually asked, "Alex, any

years, not a peep. He figured she'd chosen to stay away for good.

how should I know why Ms. Selena's back? I'm not a psychic! But, being the savvy assistant she was, she understood the subtext behind his question. He wasn't just

her feet, Alex replied, "Mr. Everett, funny you ask.

pretending to be stern, said, "Alex, who said you

one for

Mr. Everett. I'll handle it off

With work. Besides, Ms.net'

were pretty tight, so checking in on

barely-there smile played on Everett's