Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 45

Chuck had met Suzan a handful of times.

Aside from being younger, he honestly couldn't see any redeeming qualities in her.

Especially with all that tech on display-she dressed like a walking gadget store, and it was honestly off-putting.

The first time Chuck had met Suzan, he'd sensed something calculating about her. She was clever, maybe a little too clever for her own good.

She was nothing compared to Effie. Not even in the same league.

And yet, somehow, the two were half-sisters-same father, different mothers.

What really disgusted Chuck was that Suzan had known perfectly well that Mitchell was her sister's fiancé, and still she'd gone after him. There was no shame in her game, and Chuck found it despicable.

But Mitchell seemed utterly bewitched by her. He thought Suzan was beautiful and young; even her little tantrums and moods struck him as endearing.

Mitchell, for his part, was reveling in the whole thing.

It was a classic case of the onlooker seeing clearly while the person involved was hopelessly blind.

Chuck could see it plain as day: Mitchell was completely infatuated, unable to see the situation for what it was.

Once he and Effie really split up, that's when Mitchell would realize what a mistake he'd made. Regret would come, sure as day.

a scornful laugh. "Impossible. Suzan's sweet and thoughtful, and she makes the first move. Effie?

shut. He knew arguing would be

later, Mitchell would have to learn

out of his mind, lost to all

to thinking of himself as special, someone

always looked

figured Effie needed him, couldn't get by without

made a clean break,

next day, he wired the

This was her "compensation"

on her phone, a storm of emotions

It was finally done.

Time to start

her résumé, ready to send out

competition she'd entered. The first round results would be

time than she'd had in ages, Effie decided to go grocery

busy lately, she'd barely had time to eat, let

some comfortable clothes and

supermarket was only a few blocks away, so she decided to

stroll pleasant, and for the first time in a while, Effie actually

as she reached the crosswalk across from the supermarket,