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.

and she makes the

He knew

would have to learn his

was completely out of his

of himself

always looked

him, couldn't

when Effie finally made a clean

he wired

bank notification, she froze. This was her "compensation"

at the string of numbers on her phone, a storm of emotions swirling

It was finally done.

break. Time to

started updating her résumé, ready to send out

of the competition she'd entered. The first round

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

been so busy lately, she'd barely had

some comfortable clothes

few blocks away, so

gentle breeze made the stroll pleasant, and for the first time in a

from the supermarket, an old, battered van suddenly