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.

building, meanwhile, Suzan was teetering on the edge of

were a jumbled mess, her heart

the security footage out there, and the truth plain for

she caught Mitchell's questioning gaze-Suzan

Damn it!

hell leaked that

be caught so clearly on camera, let alone

voice trembled as

would you do something like that?" Mitchell sounded bewildered. Thinking back to how he'd stood up for her yesterday, he suddenly

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

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

that again. You know, the person I care about

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

meant nearly

beside herself

Vera were in a panic as

Bagnold family, this was a full-blown

so furious his blood pressure must have shot through the

called both Effie and

her phone rang, her eyes turning cold, but

Shepard order her to come home