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.

to see Effie discarded and

finally ended, everyone walked away lost in their own

he needed to

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

got up, she made

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

up with Lyman, either. If anyone saw them together, the rumors would fly, and she wanted nothing more than a peaceful, ordinary work

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

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

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

could do

left the house

but smile to himself. His wife really was different

Suddenly, his phone rang.

he picked it up at

the phone kept ringing, so

manager. She just got back into the country today, but was swarmed by crazed fans