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.

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

He knew arguing would be

have to learn his lesson the

out of his mind,

was used to thinking of himself as special, someone the world

down, he'd always looked

needed him,

when Effie finally made a clean break, Mitchell

day, he wired

she froze. This was her "compensation" for all those lost

her phone, a storm of emotions swirling

It was finally done.

break. Time to

updating her résumé, ready to

also waiting for the results of the competition she'd entered. The

Effie decided to go grocery shopping and treat herself to a proper homemade

been so busy lately, she'd barely

some comfortable clothes and headed out the

was only a few blocks away, so she decided to

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

from the supermarket, an old, battered van