Mission: From Divorcee to Millionaire

Chapter 542

Everett's eyes were a storm of emotions, swirling with jealousy and frustration. He couldn't stand the way Selena was defending Callum, a loyalty that once belonged only to him. Now, it seemed like she had shifted all her affections to another man. His hand gripped her chin firmly, a mix of anger and desperation in his voice as he asked, "Selena, do you really love him that much?" The question was laced with a hint of vulnerability, a trace of hurt that he couldn't quite hide. For three long years, Everett had avoided any news of Selena, not wanting to hear about her life with Callum. Ignorance was his only refuge; otherwise, the jealousy would have driven him mad. No man could bear such a betrayal. But even he had underestimated his own feelings. Just seeing her take Callum's side was enough to unravel him.

Selena's anger wasn't about love. It was about respect, or rather, the lack of it. After all this time, Everett still hadn't learned to treat others with dignity. He had insulted Dr. Campbell and, by extension, her. What right did he have to question her loyalty? Hadn't he always favored Margot, no matter what? Margot, who was always his first choice, right or wrong.

Selena didn't want to rehash the past. Those old grievances didn't matter to her anymore. But Everett had this knack for bringing back those memories, forcing her to relive the hurt.

If he couldn't act right himself, how could he expect anything from her?

With a fearless defiance, Selena replied, "Everett, I've accepted his proposal. What do you think?"

"Selena!" he growled, almost through clenched teeth, as if he wanted to shake some sense into her.

Mateo, who stirred

the room falling into an immediate

outside." Mateo was

breath was

as

Ine

beside them. He had never really grasped the importance of having kids. It wasn't until he lost two and endured years of heartache that

taking a place once held by his grandfather. This was the

shared his blood, his and Selena's features, he realized that no matter how much

Callum had

to leave, but to lay beside

ready to put up