Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Effie's eyes widened in shock, and she rushed to explain herself.

"No, it's not what you think. I never saw it that way. Things between Mitchell and me have really fallen apart, and my grandma's getting older-she's always hoped I'd settle down soon. That's the only reason I want to get married."-

Use Lyman as a backup plan? She wasn't crazy.

Lyman's expression remained unreadable, giving nothing away.

"You're really willing to leave him?" he asked, voice cool.

She scoffed, a flicker of disdain in her eyes. "What's there to miss about a guy who can't stop cheating?" The sting of being humiliated in that private room still lingered, but it had also snapped her awake. After what Mitchell said, she was done-completely done.

Lyman's eyes glimmered with something bright as his brows arched, a hint of a smirk tugging at his lips.

He half-closed his eyes, lifting his chin ever so slightly, his voice low and rough as if straining with restraint. "You're sure about this?"

Tears shimmered in her eyes, but her words were steady. "I'm sure. I'm done with trash."

sensitive

couldn't speak. Finally, lashes trembling, she

thrown caution to

Lyman didn't leave

him, caught off guard.

Is there

no problem. I just... Could you take me home? I need to grab my

dropped her

and her mom to move in with his mistress Vera, everything had changed. Vera's daughter had even taken

Adriana Spencer, had been shattered by the betrayal. She lost her grip on reality and, not long after, died in a car accident. The pain of that loss haunted Effie, cutting deeper than

it all—her mother's death, her own broken childhood. She knew she'd never forgive

was three years younger, fresh out of college, and, by coincidence or fate, had landed a job at Mitchell's company, E&M Group. At the recent holiday

business, earning a name for itself in just a few years. Maybe

at E&M too, but strictly on the design team. She rarely crossed paths with Mitchell, let alone paid attention to

anymore-Effie had already drawn

she never expected Mitchell

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