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.

wouldn't last. Lyman would tire of Effie

Lyman think if he knew Effie had blown two hundred thousand just to open a premium account? The thought alone

Mitchell gave me forty

"What?!"

off her shoulder and

But Suzan's outburst was loud

openly staring,

"Oh, he didn't mention it

recover, Effie turned on her heel and strolled

hurried after her, eyes wide with gossip. “Effie,

in math class-she lived paycheck to paycheck, and

me what forty

handed over her phone and pulled up her

breath, "Ones, tens,

sharp breath. "Holy moly, it really is forty

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

Shirley was a riot-work was so much more fun with