Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 79

Vera was a step too late to stop what was about to unfold.

Effie pushed open the guest room door, and the scene inside froze everyone in their tracks.

There, disheveled and breathless, Mr. Holt was sprawled over Suzan, who was struggling beneath him, her hair a tangled mess, mascara streaking down her tear-stained cheeks.

A faint, lingering hint of perfume hung in the air.

The moment everyone took in what they were seeing, the room erupted in shocked whispers.

"What on earth is going on here?" someone gasped.

"Wait, isn't that Mr. Holt and Suzan? Why are they in here together?"

"My God, this is humiliating! And on Mrs. Lancaster's birthday, of all days!"

"I know, right? Absolutely shameless. I can't believe Suzan would do this! Didn't she just show up with her boyfriend?"

The crowd murmured, gossip bouncing from ear to ear.

Vera's face went ghostly pale. She never expected the ones caught in the room would actually be Suzan and Mr. Holt.

she'd seen Effie, she'd had a bad feeling

supposed to be the one caught

outplayed

hand clapped to her mouth. "Oh my God,

if no one else could put on a

voice trembled with apparent surprise, but a cold glint flickered

through Vera and

they wanted to ruin her reputation, let them taste their own

her head up at the sound of Effie's voice, her eyes wild with panic and fury. "Effie! It was you, wasn't

what are you talking about? I have no idea what you mean. I just went to change clothes and heard a

never thought... Suzan, Mr. Holt, what are you two doing? Today's Grandma's birthday party... This really isn't

her voice trail off, as if too embarrassed

choked with anger she couldn't get a word out, her face flushing and paling by

it was you

desperate to shut

the truth in a fit of rage, they'd

finally regained his senses, shooting Effie a murderous

I just got here-how could I have set you up? If anything, shouldn't we be asking how the

loss for words,