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.

meanwhile, Suzan was teetering on the edge of

mess, her heart hammering in

plain for everyone to see,

when she caught Mitchell's questioning gaze-Suzan felt like she

Damn it!

leaked

in her wildest dreams had she imagined last night's incident would be caught so clearly on camera,

me explain..." Suzan's voice trembled as she

why would you do something like that?" Mitchell sounded bewildered. Thinking back to how he'd

was no way to talk her way out of this- the footage clearly showed her

choking, "I was just so angry. Effie always acts so superior, and I—I lost control for

ever do that again. You know, the person

know. I won't do it again." Mitchell immediately called someone, trying to

meant nearly everyone

was beside

Vera were in a

the Bagnold family, this was

footage, he was so furious his blood pressure

Effie and

her eyes turning cold,

she heard Shepard order her to come