Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

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.

left for the

she'd been working on for Isabel were almost finished. Today, she needed to send the first draft

at work, Effie threw herself into the day's

noon, her phone

glanced at the screen-a number she didn't recognize. Probably a sales call, she thought, and ignored

the phone kept ringing, stubbornly refusing to be dismissed.

me." The familiar voice on the other end made

almost hung up

hang up. Come downstairs, let's

busy. Mitchell, we're

come down, I'll come up and find

Unbelievable.

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

They had nothing

Mitchell said, finally satisfied, and hung

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

Effie headed straight to Blank

beige dress that hugged her graceful figure, her long dark hair falling straight down her back. No flashy jewelry, just a delicate silver chain around her