Selena was taken aback.

Dr. Campbell had just mentioned getting in touch with a lawyer earlier that morning, so how on earth had the divorce papers shown up already? Was it all about being efficient, or had this been in the works beforehand?

She was suspicious but knew she couldn't throw Dr. Campbell under the bus in front of Everett. She gathered her thoughts and pressed on, "Even if we do end up divorced, Mateo is still my son. I have the legal right to see him, and you can't take that away from me." "Visitation rights?"

Everett chuckled, as if he'd heard the most ridiculous thing ever.

"Selena, do you really think I'm like your Callum, all gentlemanly and saint-like?"

His words dripped with sarcasm. "You always say I've got a bad temper, that I'm a tyrant, arrogant. So why on earth would I keep giving in to your demands?"

"You and Callum keep testing me. Do you seriously think I'm some pushover you can just boss around?"

He crumpled up the divorce papers and tossed them in the trash with a flourish.

the future, don't worry. I'll make sure he has a

your happiness. After all, kids? You can always have more, can't

"Everett!"

was seething, her cheeks

but the jerk didn't give

back, all she got was a cold automated voice: "The number you

He'd blocked her!

dead set on keeping her away from

tried getting to Mateo at Moon Bay, but Everett had beefed up

in the book to

couldn't stand seeing her like that, worried she'd collapse before getting

He'd been cranky for days, crying himself to sleep, but tonight, he settled down without a fuss Kate tucked him in,

he was just a kid. He'd get used to it. Living with his dad, he'd have a life most people could only dream

with Selena

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