Mission: From Divorcee to Millionaire

Selena took a graceful sip of her coffee, a gentle smile playing on her lips as she slid a steaming cup of hot cocoa across the table to the woman sitting opposite her.

"I got this for you."

Mallie glanced at it, her fingers tightening slightly. "You ordered ahead, so sure of yourself that I'd show up?"

Even though Mallie knew deep down that it was Abraham who was smitten with Selena, using her as a stand-in, she couldn't shake off the resentment toward Selena. She hated how Selena effortlessly captured the attention of the man she loved without even trying.

She couldn't bring herself to hate her man, so she needed someone else to blame.

Selena was the easy target.

"I wasn't sure," Selena admitted honestly. "I don't know you well, but... I do understand a mother's heart."

Empathy is hard. Everyone's experiences, upbringing, and personalities are different.

Yet, there are emotions that are universal.

only truly get them

becoming a mom herself,

she got a

situation, he found out she was pregnant and planning to end the pregnancy today. Given her already fragile

forty, either couldn't have kids or didn't want them. With all his affairs, it was

women, either they're too young and carefree to want kids, or as they get older, family becomes

flings, Mallie was

kid made sense for

Selena had

Selena's sharpness and intelligence. Her expression stayed cold. "Just say what you need to. Meeting you doesn't mean

watching Mallie's attitude, couldn't

she wouldn't be sitting here.

still putting on

it both

help you keep your child, but only if you stand by me when I need you to testify against