Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 204

Randell hurried to smooth things over and turned to Lyman. "Lyman, your wife's really... quite something."

He couldn't exactly compliment Effie's looks-if Lyman thought he was eyeing his friend's wife, that'd be a disaster.

He added quickly, "I know the basic rule-never mess with a friend's wife. You can trust me on that."

Lyman rolled his eyes. "You talk too much. Come on, let's play a round."

Randell's mouth twitched. Looked like he was about to lose big this time.

Sure enough, out on the golf course, Lyman nailed a hole-in-one. Randell ended up footing the bill while the whole crowd cheered.

Lyman grinned at him. "Thanks for covering us, Mr. Hoffman."

Randell's smile was more of a grimace. "Don't... mention it."

design department, she caught Nelly sauntering out of the manager's office, looking absurdly pleased

and said, "Effie, Mr.

She headed to her desk first, dropped off her bag, and only then

poked her head out from behind her monitor and whispered, "Effie, you missed it—Nelly went into the office in tears, then marched right over to the manager. I couldn't hear everything, but I definitely heard her say your name." Shirley looked worried. "I'm afraid they're plotting something against you." Effie shrugged. "It's fine. I haven't done anything wrong, so I'm not worried." Shirley made the sign of

did you get so superstitious?"

know. At the end of science, there's

head, and made her way to

She knocked. "Mr. Butler?"

"Come in."

inside, Irving Butler handed her a file. "Effie, here's a new project. I'd like

didn't agree right away. She took the file and started

a minute—wasn't this the project Nelly was working

Group-powerful and notoriously demanding when it came

design, but if even Nelly couldn't land the deal, maybe this project wasn't the golden opportunity it was

silence made Mr. Butler think she was intimidated. He tried to reassure her. "Effie, this project is important for Etheridge's reputation. I'm counting on you to