Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 82

If Effie and Lyman ended up together, would the Bagnold family ever have to worry about money or business again?

Some people in the room were already scheming, eager to cozy up to them. Mitchell stood silently in a corner, but he saw everything that had just happened.

A wave of jealousy crept over him-sharp and bitter-leaving him restless and unwilling to accept what he'd witnessed.

It was as if someone had snatched away his favorite toy.

He felt horribly unsettled.

Suzan noticed the stormy look on Mitchell's face and didn't dare approach him.

But she knew where all of this started: Effie.

That wretched woman-always flirting, always managing to seduce men.

And now, unbelievably, she'd managed to get Lyman's attention.

So what if she had, though? Lyman was only toying with her. There was no way he was serious.

couldn't wait to see Effie discarded and left

the birthday banquet finally ended, everyone walked

needed to take his eldest

though Effie had declared she was severing ties, he'd raised her-how could she

she made herself breakfast, ate quietly, and headed to the

couple of days earlier, she'd bought a simple, unremarkable car-nothing flashy. That way, no one would pay her any special attention when she drove

Lyman, either. If anyone saw them together, the rumors would fly, and she wanted nothing more than

found out about the car, he frowned in disapproval. "That model isn't safe enough. If you don't like any of the cars in the

with over a dozen rare, limited-edition cars-Rolls-Royce,

those to work, she'd instantly become the talk of the office. People would assume she was being kept by some

could do but remind her

left the house soon

to himself. His wife really was different from

Suddenly, his phone rang.

at once. But when he glanced at the screen, his brow

phone kept ringing, so he

manager. She just got back into the country today, but was swarmed by crazed fans at the airport. She's hurt, but doesn't want to make a