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."

your designs, didn't you? You set a trap and let her

sounded genuinely hurt. The Effie he used to know had always been

irony. "Really, Mitchell? Suzan chose to steal my designs. All I did was

Mitchell would dare

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

exposed her sooner. Why wait until now? Do you have any idea how badly Suzan's being dragged through the mud online right

be the one being torn apart online right now? My reputation would be in ruins. Isn't

Mitchell fell silent.

and felt a flicker of

one to blame but

he stayed quiet, Effie continued, “Mitchell, Suzan dug her own

smug, Effie. Just because you know Lyman doesn't mean anything- he's only having a little fun with you. One day, you'll come crawling

laugh. "Don't worry. Even if I hit rock bottom, I'd never

she

over her. She was so glad she'd ended things with