Mission: From Divorcee to Millionaire

Chapter 965

He murmured softly in her ear, "Maybe I'm just a bit crazy."

When he wasn't in love, he couldn't be bothered; but once he fell, he loved with wild abandon.

Not even Selena could stand in his way.

In the end, both of them succumbed to the thick, swirling smoke.

Selena once again found herself dreaming of her teenage years.

She had been utterly smitten with the frail yet aloof Everett at first glance and would sneak out to the backyard every day just to steal a glimpse of him.

She thought she was being sly, but little did she know, everything was caught on camera. Whenever Everett was in a foul mood, he'd sit in front of the TV, watching Selena's little charade unfold.

At first, he found her intrusive and irritating.

Later on, he found her antics somewhat amusing.

Eventually, he grew accustomed to her presence.

During his arduous recovery, when his heart ached, watching her brought him a rare sense of joy.

Her teenage infatuation, the unrequited love as she grew up, the heartache from her marriage—all of it finally came to light.

deeply, with all his might, fought for her and the child she carried,

later, her throat raw from the smoke, with a few scrapes and

in far

had been damaged, resulting in a crack that disrupted blood flow. His surgery took

coma.

they could, but whether he'd wake up

wheeled into his hospital room, unexpectedly calm. She sat quietly by

and Everett wouldn't

him better than anyone

a fighter; he would race against fate itself. He

...

swiftly, and three months

office at Bennett

last

how far along she was in ber pregnancy. "Ma'am, you

understand how tough things are and has been quite easygoing. I need to be the one making the big calls at Bennett Corporation, or those uncles might start thinking there's nobody

Alex saw a glimpse

felt a sense of

and more like Mr.

chuckled softly. "He did