Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 181

Effie heard Suzan's insincere voice calling out behind her, but she didn't even

bother to turn around—she squared her shoulders and strode straight toward the lobby, not sparing Suzan so much as a glance.

Suzan watched Effie's retreating figure, her brow furrowed in irritation, a flash of anger in her eyes.

Effie thought she was so much better than everyone else? Who did she think she was, ignoring her like that? Just a woman cast aside and left on her own.

She could hardly tell which way was up these days.

No way was Suzan going to let such a rare opportunity slip through her fingers.

She hurried after Effie and grabbed her arm.

Forced to a stop, Effie turned, her expression cool with a hint of annoyance in her bright, starry eyes. "What do you want?"

Suzan shrank back as if startled, her eyes instantly shining with unshed tears. "So you can hear me after all, Effie? Then why are you ignoring me?"

make a fantastic actress-with theatrics like that, she'd be

not know why she

Effie's mind, Suzan began fussing over her. "Are you feeling unwell, Effie?

matters more

you've had some health issues, that's

lightly, her eyes glinting with mock apology. "Oops, sorry, I forgot you know how I am never could keep my mouth

won't

thoughtfully on Suzan's midsection. There was a subtle change-a slight swell at her waist, as if Suzan were flaunting

placed a protective hand

people say. Some folks only know how to run their

until Effie had walked away before gritting

her, but didn't

it so hard to let each other keep

to marry Mitchell. She'd believed that if two people truly loved each other, they didn't need

had rushed into marriage with Shepard just because she was pregnant. In the end, she'd been trapped in

always insisted: no marriage, no intimacy. Maybe that was why Mitchell