Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 60

"How could this happen... How could this possibly happen..." she muttered to herself, her eyes wide with confusion and fear.

Without wasting a second, Suzan grabbed her phone and dialed Mitchell.

Meanwhile, the press conference was buzzing with excitement. Someone called out, "Hey, the one who promised to get down on your knees and apologize- now's your chance! Let's see your performance!"

Laughter erupted around the room.

The reporter who had made the bold claim earlier slunk away, red-faced.

After the conference wrapped up, Effie was getting ready to head home when her phone rang. It was Mitchell.

"Effie, did you do this on purpose?" Mitchell's voice was tight with anger, barely restrained.

Effie's tone was cool and distant. "I have no idea what you're talking about."

didn't you? You set

to know had always been innocent and open-now, he

bitter laugh, her eyes flashing with irony. "Really, Mitchell? Suzan chose to steal my designs. All I did was make sure I was protected. Was I supposed to

laughable that Mitchell would dare to question her

were a perfect match-neither of them had a shred of

at a loss for words. But he quickly pressed on, his voice harsh. "You could've exposed her sooner. Why wait until now?

I hadn't gathered evidence, I'd be the one being torn apart

Mitchell fell silent.

only seen Suzan's misery and felt a flicker

one to

quiet, Effie continued, “Mitchell, Suzan dug her own grave. She'd better learn

know Lyman doesn't

gave a soft, dismissive laugh. "Don't worry. Even if I hit rock bottom,

she hung

wave of relief washed over her. She was so glad she'd ended things with