Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 152

Harriet's expression instantly soured at those words.

Effie, that shameless flirt-of course she knew how to wrap men around her finger. And now even Granger was speaking up for her.

An awkward tension settled over the private dining room.

Magee, their class president, hurried to break the silence. "Right, let's not get worked up. Come on, everyone, let's have a drink! Enough talking, let's enjoy ourselves."

Just then, the door swung open again.

A group of servers entered.

One of them carried an expensive-looking bottle of red wine, presenting it with a respectful nod. "Ladies and gentlemen, this is an '82 Lafite. Please enjoy."

Another server stepped forward. "Here we have fresh Australian lobster. Bon appétit."

A third placed a steaming casserole on the table. "And this is our house specialty, a slow-braised delicacy..."

The servers set down platter after platter of lavish food before making a graceful exit.

For a moment, the room fell silent as everyone stared in disbelief.

What on earth...?

eyes turned

quickly shook his head. "No, I didn't order

just a class reunion-most of them working regular

he was the son of the wealthy

Granger shook his head too. "I thought about ordering some things, but I hadn't even called the server yet. And

puzzled. How could this be? Did the servers bring the dishes to the wrong

called over a

server smiled politely. "Sir, these dishes were indeed ordered for your room. They were specially

mouth than the whole

with excitement. "Did you say Mr. Etheridge's assistant? As in, Mr. Etheridge

server nodded. "Yes, that's our company's

it must have been

Mr. Etheridge knew you were here. After all, you're dating his top

seemed to

Effie's phone vibrated. She glanced down to see a message from Lyman: "Mrs. Etheridge, are you having a good time? I'm next door for a business

surprised by the coincidence. She typed back, testing the waters: "Did you order the

of it and paid for everything. Have fun! If you want to check out the club later, I can arrange

words, Effie felt a sudden