Mission: From Divorcee to Millionaire

Chapter 779

It felt like a thousand arrows piercing her heart.

When Holt saw them, tears welled up in her eyes, and her voice trembled, "Mr. Everett, how is she... how's she doing?"

Everett didn't have a second to spare for explanations. He pushed open the door to a room and, while striding inside, instructed Alex to call Callum and get him to bring the meds pronto.

Alex nodded and immediately started dialing.

With a loud bang, Everett shut the door behind him and headed straight for the bed. He intended to lay Selena down, but she looped her arms around his neck, instinctively nuzzling closer, her red lips brushing against his, trailing kisses along his cheeks and neck.

The woman of his dreams was right there, all passion and allure.

His breath caught, and he felt a surge of heat course through his body.

Everett leaned in, pressing her gently beneath him, yet he clung to a thread of restraint and reason.

He held onto his pride, unwilling to take advantage of the situation.

His fingers gently gripped Selena's chin, his intense gaze locking with hers. "Selena, take a good look at who I am!"

But Selena's reason had completely crumbled; she was all instinct now.

his face, tilting her head to kiss

his face away. Even though his body cried out with need, he spoke with as much control as he could muster, "Selena, do you

kisses trailing across his lips and chin. Somehow, she found the strength to

her long hair cascading down, each strand

dropping to a

keep this up, I won't be

didn't hear him; she was lost in her own

low, involuntary groan escaped his throat. He knew this had to

swift motion, he got up, scooped her into his arms,

her down in the tub and turned on the shower, letting cold

water quickly soaked her clothes, which clung to her form,

Everett swallowed hard.

there.

he couldn't bring himself to look at her any longer. He left the

deep breath,

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for a pack of cigarettes from his pocket. After several

drags, letting the nicotine fill his lungs, trying to quell the urge to show Selena just how much he

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