Mission: From Divorcee to Millionaire

Chapter 781

His chin rested gently on her shoulder. "Yeah, I'm taking advantage of the situation, but at least I'm being upfront about it."

Just look at him.

He was shameless and wore it like a badge of honor.

Selena closed her eyes, letting the silence stretch before she softly said, "I need to think it over."

Everett wished she would just say yes right then and there, but he knew better than to push. Especially with Selena, who had a fiery streak when backed into a

corner.

Their recent time together had given him fresh insight into her feisty nature.

Oddly enough, this whole crisis seemed to have turned into a bit of a win for him.

A smirk tugged at his lips, and his mood brightened.

"How about grabbing breakfast before you head off?"

"No, I can't."

Selena nudged Everett aside, smoothing her messy hair with a quick hand. "I need to get back to the kids."

Every time she stayed out, Mateo and Haley would fret, and she was eager to get home and soothe their worries.

kids, and Everett had

me

the dressing room, changed into fresh clothes, grabbed his car keys and phone, and

Everett took three wrong turns, turning what should have been a thirty-minute trip into a two-hour detour before they finally rolled

on commenting. She unbuckled her seatbelt, ready to

him a frosty look. "What's up now? Mr. Everett, since when do you have this much free time? Is Bennett Corporation about to

Instead, he felt a weird sense of nostalgia. "You

Used to...

paused, caught off

said

marriage was

rock bickering and

aver

squabbling filled their days.

all, whether they were laughing or fighting, there was

front of her remembered everything except how to

ever come to terms

didn't want to go down that road. "If there's nothing else, let

back seat and pulled out

he'd

"This necklace is for my precious..."

about

Selena: "..."