Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 111

Effie's hand paused mid-motion. She looked up at Shirley and asked, "Really? How do you know that?"

The group had been chatting about office gossip just a moment ago. This must have been what they were whispering about.

After all, Lyman was the heir to the Etheridge Group, and Isabel was a well-known dancer. Both of them were headline material.

When Effie first heard the rumor, she felt a subtle pang of jealousy.

Shirley leaned in, dropping her voice conspiratorially. "Someone spotted Mr. Etheridge at Isabel's place yesterday afternoon. They were inside for ages, just the two of them. The photos are everywhere! Everyone's saying they must be together-just look online, it's blowing up!"

She fished out her phone, found a few blurry photos, and handed it to Effie.

In the photos, Lyman stood at Isabel's door while she answered, apparently in her pajamas. Their faces weren't clear, but the posture between them looked a little too intimate.

to Shirley, her tone even. "You know how these gossip stories are-half true, half made up. Best not to take them

to convince

interested at all? Mr. Etheridge

faintly and started sorting through paperwork. "Work comes first. Gossip is just noise-listen if you want, but don't let it get to

Lyman came home last night

from Isabel's place? Was that how he got

in the speculation, she wandered off,

watched her go, quietly exhaling-but her mind

of this bothered her. She and Lyman were married now. More than

Lyman truly wanted Isabel, Effie would rather step aside than be caught in some secret web of lies. There was no

Effie forced herself to focus and opened her laptop. Isabel's initial jewelry designs had just come in; she needed to review them

office at the Etheridge Group, Lyman was

up. "What's going on? Why the