Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 182

He strode toward Effie.

Effie heard the steady footsteps and instantly thought of Lyman. When she turned around, there he was-Lyman, impossibly handsome, his presence overwhelming as always. She couldn't help but fall for him all over again.

Lyman caught her looking at him, her gaze unwavering, eyes shining like stars caught beneath the surface of water-bright, mesmerizing, impossible to resist. His heart fluttered at the sight.

Without hesitation, he closed the distance and stopped by her side.

Effie greeted him with a radiant smile, one so warm it seemed to chase away every shadow in Lyman's heart. "What are you doing out here? Weren't you talking with Grandma?"

Effie had noticed that her grandmother and Lyman seemed to have something to discuss, so she'd intentionally stepped outside to give them a little privacy.

Remembering what Grandma had said to Effie, Lyman chuckled. "She sent me out to keep you company. Said there's nothing left to talk about with a clueless kid like me."

Effie shot him a look and nudged him playfully. "Nonsense. Grandma would never say that."

his arms around her. "Then what would she

was certain. "With her personality, she'd never say something

Effie did. Grandma had always been

to a privileged upbringing. Even when her family fell on hard times, she never lashed out at Grandpa. She faced life's hardships with dignity and strength, never losing her

woman like that ever say something

Effie laughed together as they

figures. His eyes darkened, sharp as steel, as if he wished he could

only just broken up with him-how could

curling on her lips. That was exactly

lose his temper when he saw Effie with Lyman. That's why she'd called him over-she wanted him to give up on Effie, once and for

how could my sister fall for someone else so fast? Did she ever really love you? Or

did you just

turned, pinning Suzan with a bloodshot, furious

startled, the words dying in her throat.