Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 32

She glanced down at her phone-it was a call from Lyman.

"It's you!" she answered, her voice softening almost instinctively.

"Did you see the trending news?" Lyman's voice was low, calm, and somehow comforting.

"Yeah, I saw it." Effie replied quietly. "Thank you."

There was a brief silence on the other end before Lyman replied, his tone even, "No need to thank me. It's the least I could do."

A gentle warmth bloomed in Effie's chest as she held the phone.

She knew Lyman was a man of few words, but every time, he showed his care through his actions rather than promises.

For a moment, she wondered if maybe just maybe this marriage wasn't as hopeless as she'd first imagined.

"Wait for me after work tonight. I'll take you out for dinner," Lyman said.

"Alright," Effie agreed.

After hanging up, Effie found herself a little distracted, her mind drifting.

teetering on the edge of a meltdown after

thoughts were a jumbled mess, her

there, and the truth plain for everyone

she caught Mitchell's questioning gaze-Suzan felt like she might actually lose

Damn it!

the hell leaked that surveillance

night's incident would be caught so clearly on camera,

trembled as she tried

Mitchell sounded bewildered. Thinking back to how he'd stood up for her yesterday, he

way out of this- the footage clearly showed her reaching out to grab Effie, and the

Suzan's eyes brimmed with tears, her voice choking, "I was just so angry. Effie always

that again. You know, the person I

it again." Mitchell immediately called someone, trying to get the trending post

meant nearly

was beside herself with

and Vera were in a panic as

Bagnold family, this

so furious his blood pressure must have shot

both Effie

was surprised when her phone rang, her eyes turning cold, but

she heard Shepard order her to come