Mission: From Divorcee to Millionaire novel Chapter 498

Selena shot him a frosty glance and walked right past him, treating him like he was invisible, heading straight for the taxi ahead. She opened the door, hopped in, and the taxi pulled away in one smooth motion.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Alex clicked her tongue softly, not daring to look back at her boss's face. She asked in a whisper, "Mr. Everett, should we follow her?"

Everett remained calm, his handsome face untroubled as he elegantly adjusted his cuff. "No need. She'll come to me," he said, rolling up the window with a barely-there smile. "Let's head back to the office."

Alex couldn't help but marvel silently. Time really does change a person. Three years ago, Mr. Everett wouldn't have had the patience for this cat-and-mouse game with Ms. Selena. Back then, he'd have been more direct—probably even forceful.

Now, he'd finally learned to respect others. Josh was pretty sharp to have used time and distance to mellow Mr. Everett out, making him more grounded. After all, life's not just about taking what you want by force. But who knows if Ms. Selena is ready to accept this new version of him?

Selena spent the whole day at the hospital with her uncle. Even knowing the surgery had a fifty percent success rate, he was still worried. "What if I die on the operating table?" he fretted, tears in his eyes, as he began discussing how to divide his assets with Selena—one part for his wife, one for his son, and one for Selena.

To calm him down, Selena reluctantly shared some hopeful news. If they could get Dr. Fernando to do the surgery, the success rate could jump to eighty percent. She assured him, "Don't worry for now."

Brook's eyes lit up. "Can you really get him?" He wasn't naive; top-notch doctors like Dr. Fernando didn't just work for money. It often took connections. Without Everett, her powerful ex-husband, where would she get those connections?

Selena was momentarily speechless. That afternoon, she tried calling Dr. Fernando several times, but as usual, his phone was off. Actually, ever since seeing Everett that morning, she had a feeling about things but couldn't quite shake it off.