Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 209

Suzan froze, a sudden sense of dread creeping over her.

She glanced toward Effie, lips pressed together, putting on her best innocent-lamb look.

Effie sometimes wondered how Suzan managed to look so convincingly

aggrieved. Anyone who didn't know her would probably believe she was genuinely hard done by.

"Effie, I know life's not easy for you," Suzan said, her voice soft and saccharine. "You're trying to save face, gritting your teeth just to come up with that two hundred thousand. If you're in trouble, you can always tell me. I'll help you. I promise."

Effie looked at Suzan, a cold smile tugging at her lips. "Suzan, your acting's getting a bit much."

Suzan bit her lip. "I'm not acting."

Effie patted Suzan's shoulder in a mock-friendly gesture, letting her hand linger there a moment. "Relax," she said coolly. "I really don't need that two hundred thousand."

Suzan's lips twitched. Of course Effie could act so casual-she'd landed Lyman, after all, and with his money backing her, a little cash wasn't hard to come by.

would

had blown

gave me

"What?!"

hand off her shoulder and spat,

the two of them. But Suzan's

now openly staring, curiosity written on their

was light, almost breezy. "Oh, he didn't mention it to you? You'll have to ask him

Suzan could recover, Effie turned on her heel and

eyes wide with gossip. “Effie, what's going on? Forty million? Are you

class-she lived paycheck

you show me what forty million even

hold back, handed over her phone and pulled up her banking

counting under her breath, "Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands...

"Holy moly, it really is forty

eyes sparkled as she grinned at Effie. "Rich Lady Effie, take me under your wing, will

burst out laughing. Shirley was a riot-work was