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

raw from the smoke, with

though, was in far worse

fingers, and limbs had suffered various degrees of burns. The scariest part was his mechanical heart-it had been damaged, resulting in a crack that disrupted blood flow. His surgery took ages, and even afterward, he remained

coma.

did everything they could, but whether he'd wake

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

wouldn't help, and Everett wouldn't want

him better

against fate itself. He wouldn't

...

swiftly, and three

CEO's office at Bennett

off on the last document, rubbing her temples with

was in ber pregnancy. "Ma'am, you really need to take it easy. Why not

be

saw a glimpse of

felt a sense of

and more like

chuckled softly. "He did