Mission: From Divorcee to Millionaire novel Chapter 345

Ava's eyes filled with tears, hot and immediate.

What a gem of a wife she is! How could Mr. Everett be so heartless to her? Some men are just dogs, plain and simple!

Everett wandered into the study, a room he hadn't visited in ages. The desk was still piled high with all sorts of parenting books. In one lonely corner sat an unfinished rocking horse.

That horse... It was from the time he went with Selena for her sixth prenatal check-up. The baby was thriving, and in the ultrasound room, they could make out the tiny outline on the screen. Selena was over the moon, chatting non-stop about who the baby might take after.

He wasn't fussed about who the baby might resemble; with their looks, the kid would be a stunner no matter what. But he loved riling Selena up, claiming the child would definitely look like him—after all, the Bennett family genes were strong.

Selena wouldn't let it slide, insisting the baby would favor her, with her looks shining through. The debate led them to the mall to pick out a gift for the baby. Selena instantly fell for the rocking horse, and they brought it home.

That night, she plopped down on the carpet with tools in hand, ready to assemble it. It was a job for nails and a hammer—tough and a bit risky, but she was all in, determined to do it herself.

After wrapping up a video meeting, he found her struggling and couldn't resist stepping in. He took the tools from her, joining her in this silly, yet endearing task.

In his mind, anything you could buy and have delivered was hardly worth the sweat. If money could fix it, it was no big deal. But she believed that gifts crafted by hand carried more heart.

The baby would sense it, she argued, feeling the love from its parents. Everett had scoffed at the idea while working on it, as Selena kept chattering away and offering unwanted advice. She was so relentless that he eventually pulled her into his arms and silenced her with a kiss.