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.

ice-cold as he gave a curt wave. His men stepped

a lesson. Keep going until

uncontrollably. "I-I'll talk! It was... it was Vera and Miss Bagnold! They told us to kidnap this lady, and... and make some compromising videos of

again, Mr. Etheridge, please spare us... I've got a family to support..." The bald man was practically in tears, seconds

idea how foolish

everyone in the underworld feared. Crossing him was a death

connected to Lyman? Even with ten times

worry. He hadn't expected Effie

stunned. She'd had her suspicions, but hearing the truth directly from

She couldn't understand it.

relationship with Shepard was all but severed. Why were they

lips into a thin line, her

to play, she'd stop holding

his expression frosty and his entire presence radiating cold

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

puzzled. "Why not? You can't just let them go.