Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 153

Effie slipped her phone back into her purse, an involuntary smile tugging at the corners of her lips.

She glanced up at the crowd clustered around Sarah, who was soaking up the attention, her face glowing with smug satisfaction as their classmates showered her with praise.

"Sarah, your boyfriend is seriously impressive! Mr. Etheridge must really think the world of him!" Harriet gushed, her envy barely disguised.

Sarah gave a modest little laugh, playing coy. "He's just doing his job, really. But he's got talent-otherwise, there's no way he'd have gotten promoted at The Etheridge Group, considering how competitive it is."

Nita, who'd been biting her tongue, couldn't help herself. She cleared her throat softly. "Um... is it possible Mr. Etheridge was actually here for someone else?"

Harriet rolled her eyes, scoffing, "Oh, come on, Nita! Who else among us could possibly know Mr. Etheridge? Don't tell me you mean Effie?"

Her voice dripped with sarcasm.

But Nita nodded emphatically, "Yeah, actually!"

Harriet let out a short, mocking laugh. "You must be dreaming."

reached out to stop Nita, shaking her

wanted was to become the center of attention. If people found out about her connection to Lyman,

look on her face made it clear she wasn't thrilled. One day,

soon broke through the tension, rallying everyone

delicious food-no one was going to complain about that. And these treats were the kind

and drifted into casual conversations, swapping stories about

her meal when a glass slid into her field of vision. She looked up, startled to see Granger standing

How have you been?" Granger's eyes

politely, clinking it lightly against

sip of his wine, his gaze lingering on her.

you should toast Granger, too. It's

up for her. For all her bluster, Nita turned into a bundle of nerves

finally picked up her glass, blushing. "Granger, cheers. I heard you're a surgeon now at Neo-Arcadia Hospital.

eldest son of the Morgan family, but now he was better known for saving lives as

reputation at Neo-Arcadia Hospital was stellar-he'd become a

all, she'd nursed a crush