Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 49

The bald man and the scarred thug finally got a good look at who had barged in— Lyman. Instantly, their faces drained of all color.

They clearly recognized Lyman, and it was obvious they understood they'd picked a fight with the wrong person.

"M-Mr. Etheridge, this is... this is just a misunderstanding!" the bald man stammered, his voice trembling with fear.

The scarred man clutched his stomach, groaning in pain as he pleaded, "Please, have mercy! We were just following orders... we didn't want any trouble..."

Neither of them could understand how Lyman had found them so quickly, not in a place this remote and hard to locate.

Effie, who'd been tense and on the verge of panic only moments ago, now stared at Lyman in a daze, half-convinced she must be dreaming.

Her fingers clenched tightly around her suit jacket as she rasped out, "Talk. Who put you up to this?"

Even though she already had her suspicions, she needed to hear it from their own mouths.

The two kidnappers exchanged glances but stayed silent, holding onto a last shred of loyalty. They weren't about to sell out the people who hired them-at least, not yet.

a curt wave. His men stepped forward

a lesson. Keep going until

Vera and Miss Bagnold! They told us to kidnap this lady, and... and make some compromising videos of her... Please, I swear we didn't know

Etheridge, please spare us... I've got a family to support..." The bald man was

truly had no idea how foolish

everyone in the underworld feared. Crossing

hadn't they told them this girl was connected to Lyman? Even with ten times their

worry. He hadn't expected Effie to be surrounded

suspicions, but hearing the truth directly

She couldn't understand it.

already left the Bagnold family. Her relationship with Shepard was all but severed. Why were they still so intent on destroying her,

her lips into a thin line, her gaze turned

wanted to play, she'd stop holding

frosty and his entire presence radiating cold fury,

her head, stopping him. "No. Don't call

let them go. Don't worry- if you're afraid,