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

three days later, her throat raw from the smoke,

in

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

coma.

could, but whether he'd wake up was anyone's

into his hospital room, unexpectedly calm. She sat quietly

Everett wouldn't want to see

knew him better than anyone

against fate itself. He

...

passed swiftly, and

CEO's office at Bennett

the last

pregnancy. "Ma'am, you really need to

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 left in our family to

a moment, Alex saw a glimpse of Mr.

a sense of

you're growing more and more like Mr.

softly. "He did teach