Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 104

Chapter 104

"What do you mean?" Isabel still didn't get it.

Carole leaned in and whispered quietly in her ear.

...

The Next Morning

When Effie woke up, Lyman had already laid out breakfast.

She walked into the kitchen and couldn't help but smile at the spread-scrambled eggs, crispy bacon, toast, and a bowl of nourishing soup. It was far more than she usually ate.

"You really didn't have to make all this," she said.

"I wanted you to try everything. Go on, eat up. When you're done, I'll drive you to work," Lyman replied.

Effie shook her head. "That's okay, I'll drive myself." She wasn't ready for her coworkers to see Lyman dropping her off.

"All right," Lyman said, relenting. "But if you need anything, just call me. Oh, and I have a dinner meeting tonight."

"Okay, I'll remember." Effie nodded, then sat down and ate breakfast with quiet poise.

for the

jewelry designs she'd been working on for Isabel were almost finished. Today, she needed to

work, Effie

noon, her phone

the screen-a number she didn't recognize. Probably a sales call, she

ringing, stubbornly refusing to be dismissed. Finally, she

The familiar voice on the

almost hung up

let's grab lunch together," Mitchell

really busy. Mitchell, we're not together anymore,"

don't come down, I'll come up and

Unbelievable.

took a deep breath. "Fine. Meet me at Blank

want now? They had nothing to do

said, finally satisfied, and

that Effie was seeing Lyman had left him unsettled, and he needed to talk to

lunch, Effie headed straight

a soft beige dress that hugged her graceful figure, her long dark hair falling straight down

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