Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 184

Although Effie had never told her grandmother the real reason she broke up with Mitchell, the old woman had picked up bits and pieces from the neighborhood gossip.

Most of the folks living nearby were retirees-elderly men and women who loved nothing more than sharing the latest tidbits over coffee or while tending their gardens. Word got around that someone had seen Effie's boyfriend strolling downtown, hand in hand with another woman. Her grandmother immediately guessed that a third party had come between Effie and Mitchell.

Like her mother Adriana, Effie was someone who couldn't tolerate even the smallest betrayal.

The next time her grandmother saw Mitchell, her warmth had vanished, replaced by a cool, polite distance.

Mitchell noticed the change. She'd always greeted him with genuine enthusiasm before. He had no idea she'd already weighed everything in her mind and seen through him. She knew Mitchell had never truly respected the Spencer family, not since their fortunes had faded.

In all the years Mitchell and Effie had been together, he'd rarely bothered to visit. The old woman had grown used to it. As the saying goes, people don't just drop by for no reason-Mitchell clearly had an agenda today.

"Mr. Lloyd, to what do we owe the pleasure of your visit to my hospital room?" her grandmother asked, her tone measured.

how different

Grandma, so I thought I'd

but distant. "I appreciate your concern, but

was clear-she

glanced around the room, his eyes lingering on the bathroom door. Maybe Effie was in there? He had so much he wanted

should leave," her grandmother said, her tone still cool

but not wanting

walked Lyman out. He'd gotten a call from his assistant -something urgent at the office needed his attention. Though neither of them wanted to part, Lyman had no choice. Before he left, he leaned down and gave Effie a gentle kiss on the forehead,

had spilled a whole jar of honey inside

her way back to her grandmother's room, only to run into Granger

her. He hurried over, barely

Granger had stayed on to work at a hospital in Neo-Arcadia after returning from studying abroad. She'd never asked which hospital-truth be told, she hadn't cared enough to find out. Effie had never been interested in