Mission: From Divorcee to Millionaire

Chapter 590

Alex was sipping on some lemon-infused water in the passenger seat when he nearly choked at the conversation, coughing non-stop.

Little Mateo, ever the caring one, piped up, "Alex, you gotta sip water slowly like mom says, or you'll end up choking."

He reached out with his tiny hand to pat Alex's hair, offering comfort. Alex felt so touched he was nearly teary-eyed.

Meanwhile, the ever-composed Everett shot back with a cheeky grin, "It's your mom who needs to step up her game; she could use more sleep."

"But my mom's super strong! She can even run with me in her arms," Mateo said, clearly unconvinced.

Everett's lips curled into a knowing smirk, "You'll get it when you're older and married."

"Really?" Mateo's little face was a mix of skepticism and curiosity.

Alex sighed quietly, feeling sorry for the young master being so easily swayed. In the rearview mirror, Alex caught Everett looking utterly content, lounging lazily.

Muttering to himself, he thought: It's not that the missus is lacking stamina; it's Mr. Everett who's being a handful!

The car pulled up at the school gate. As soon as the door opened, Mateo bounced out with excitement. Everett noticed his collar was askew and pulled him close, kneeling to fix it.

looking remarkably similar, dashed over with eager little

unison,

to see Mateo's friends, Dylan and Cindy, who had quickly become familiar to him. He gave a slight nod and stood up to address the trio, "Make sure to look out for

kids

eyes, Everett was like a towering mountain, a strong and formidable figure they

"Mr. Everett, I'll take good care of Mateo. Can I marry him when I

Dylan just sighed, "............"

pulling his hand

relentless, wrapping her arms around

couldn't hold back anymore, pulling his sister away and scolding, "Cindy, you used to say you'd marry Mr. Everett when

so young,

QUMS

Cindy retorted, "Mr. Everett already has Auntie Selena, so

gazed dreamily at Mateo, "So what if we're young? Adler said you gotta start looking for a

cousin Adler Jaime, Dylan could

How embarrassing!

believed in grabbing her chances and ran to hug Everett's leg, pleading, "Mr. Everett, please don't let Mateo marry anyone else. Can I come ask

wasn't fond of kids, had softened since becoming a dad, especially after losing Haley, making him more tolerant of