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 discovering

a jumbled mess, her heart

plain for everyone to see, there was simply no

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

Damn it!

the hell leaked that

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

voice trembled

Thinking back to

the footage clearly showed her reaching out

eyes brimmed with tears, her voice choking, "I was just so angry. Effie always acts so superior,

again. You know, the

someone, trying to get the trending post taken down, but was told, oddly enough, that it had to stay up

nearly everyone saw

beside herself with

were in a

family, this was a

he was so furious

called both Effie

phone rang, her eyes turning cold,

come