Mission: From Divorcee to Millionaire

Chapter 521

The bathrobe was way too big, just hanging loosely on her.

He was just watching her...

But he had to look away.

Even though he absolutely despised her, he just couldn't bring himself to hurt her. He had never been the merciful type. Without a tough hand, he wouldn't have managed to outmaneuver his uncles and secure his spot as the head of the Bennett family, nor could he have grown Bennett Corporation to its current massive scale.

Yet, with Selena, he felt like a total wimp.

It was downright laughable.

In the past, no way would he have believed that he, Everett, could be so easily played by Selena and still be unable to touch her.

Everett glanced down at Selena, noticing she wasn't sleeping peacefully. Her delicate features were slightly scrunched up, and she seemed to be shifting uncomfortably, as if something was bothering her.

He frowned, sensing something was off.

Then, he untied the robe's belt and opened it to check on her.

more he looked, the deeper his frown got, confusion bubbling

he had been blinded by

he not

calmed down, his rationality and

of the dynamics between men and women in the business world

didn't seem like someone who

her relationship with Callum was as great and stable

it hit him—what he had initially thought was her resistance

about it now, it seemed

Could it be...

things between her and

that

be more

moment, Everett's

a tangled mess,

was wrong, but he couldn't figure

rational with a sharp, logical mind. Nothing and no one could mess with his set perceptions, except Selena. Every time she was around, he turned

side of himself, yet... he also felt that living this way

the emotions, and only Selena