Mission: From Divorcee to Millionaire

Jimmy shoved the camera right up close to Selena and Margot, making sure Everett could see every bit of their panic and confusion. "Come on, call out to your man! Where's all that fire from the hospital room? Cat got your tongue now?" Jimmy's voice dripped with mockery, his expression wild and unhinged. A gnarly scar ran from his left temple to his right ear, making his face look like it was split in two. With the dim lighting, he seemed more like a ghost out for revenge, truly terrifying. As he moved closer, Margot, scared out of her mind, cried out to Everett on the screen, "Everett, save me! Save the baby, save me, please!" Her terror was real, her cries growing louder and more piercing by the second, grating on Jimmy's nerves. Furious, he grabbed Margot and slapped her hard.

"Shut it, woman! I said talk, not scream your head off. Keep quiet!" Margot's head spun, her cheek swelled, and a trickle of blood appeared at the corner of her mouth. She had never been treated like this before, and the pain was intense. But she dared not make another sound, biting her lip to hold back the pain.

Yet, her eyes stayed locked on the phone camera. She couldn't let herself die-not without truly living. Everett was her last hope.

In contrast to Margot's cries, Selena was eerily silent. Her face was pale, her lips drained of color, but she didn't shed a tear or utter a word.

Jimmy's gaze shifted to her, suddenly intrigued. He had always found her captivating and preferred Selena's cool, stubborn beauty to Margot's more obvious charms. Conquering someone like Selena was the real thrill.

But like many before him, he couldn't resist a beautiful woman's allure, which was how he ended up here. Reflecting on this, his expression turned vicious as he lifted Selena's chin with a finger, sneering, "What's got you so quiet? Think you're too good for me, or just too proud to be scared?"

He paused, then added with a mocking laugh. "Or maybe you think your husband won't pick you?"

His words pierced Selena's heart like needles. They were harsh but with a ring of truth...

She wasn't as calm as she seemed. Who could stay calm when their life was on the line? Claiming not to fear death was a lie.

Her mind was a jumble of emotions. After spending time with Everett, she believed she had carved out a small space in his heart, but compared to his beloved Margot, she lacked confidence. Every time before, Everett had chosen Margot!

But now, it wasn't just about her; she was pregnant. She could face danger, but her child couldn't. She had to fight for her child's chance to live!

Selena raised her head, meeting

Everett's gaze through the phone

screen. His face was tense, his lips a

hard line, veins popping on his

forehead. It was clear he was stressed, too. But for whom she

wondered.

Her eyes met Everett's through the video. "Everett..." Selena whispered, her voice hoarse. "I'm pregnant."

She had so much to say, yet only those words came out. "I'm pregnant..."

Those words hit Everett like a bolt of lightning. He froze, and his brow furrowed as he recalled Selena's strange behavior recently-no

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ed kids. The nausea, the times she turned him away-they weren't

random or due to illness. She was pregnant!

His mind spun, disbelief mingling with chaos. "You... you kept this from me? Were you not going to tell me?"Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

Sensing his anger, Selena shook her head quickly to explain, "No, no, it's not like that. I just hadn't found the right..."

But before she could finish, Jimmy cut in, unable to stand their exchange. "Do I not exist to you? Is this the time for sweet talk? Am I part of your little play? Damn!"

Jimmy moved the phone away,

cutting off their conversation. His sinister smile was back, signaling the start of his twisted game. "M Everett, you've heard both ladies'

pleas. Time to make your choice!"

He pulled out a sharp dagger, its blade glinting ominously. First, he pointed it at Margot's delicate neck, causing her to tremble with fear. Tears threatened to spill, but she held back. "Do you choose your lover and her child?"

Then, he shifted the blade towards Selena's throat, just a hair's breadth from her skin. "Or your wife and your child?" Selena lifted her head slightly, her breath hitching with fear of the unknown. Jimmy bellowed, "Make your choice!"