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.

get them once you've lived

truly understood a mother's heart after becoming a mom herself, which helped her relate to Alexa and

got

was pregnant and planning to end the pregnancy today. Given her already fragile health, ending the pregnancy could mean she'd never

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

they're too young and carefree to want kids,

many flings,

made sense for

Selena had guessed

Her expression stayed cold. "Just say what you need to. Meeting you doesn't mean

couldn't

were really that strong-willed, she wouldn't be

still putting on

it both

help you keep your child, but only if you stand by