Chapter 236

Everyone stared at Lyman, momentarily stunned.

"Why not?" someone finally asked.

Lyman looked around at them, his expression full of disdain. "Because you all hog my wife's attention and I barely get any time with her."

The group gaped at him, then quickly protested. "Lyman, that sounds so wrong! Don't say stuff like that!"

"Exactly! Anyone listening in would think I'm stealing your wife or something," Randell added with a snort.

Everyone knew the unspoken rule: you don't mess with a friend's wife. No one here was that desperate.

Lyman just shrugged. "Doesn't matter. You're all banned from hanging out with her."

"Alright, alright, we get it, you hopeless romantic," Randell said, rolling his eyes. "If you don't want your wife overworked, just say so. Why drag us into it?"

Suddenly, Vinson Elliott chimed in, "Well, Lyman, you and Effie never even had a honeymoon. Why not let Randell organize a trip? You two can take it as a late honeymoon."

Lyman shot Vinson a withering look. "Why would I want a crowd of third wheels on my honeymoon? I'm not crazy."

Lyman had a point-but did he really

"Nice one,

as if to say, "Fine, you do

was never one to

will!" he declared. Then he turned to Lyman. "My new resort on Whisperhollow Isle is about to open. I'm inviting

"No problem," Lyman replied.

just sighed there was no stopping them

settled, then,"

spread quickly that the project team was going on a trip, and everyone else was

I go?" she

just as annoyed. He'd tried to take over the project himself, knowing Randell was always generous with his team. But

piece of the pie, it

...

"Need a hand?"

struggling to lift a water

barely glanced at Effie and Shirley before

the jug onto the dispenser with extra force, making a loud bang that startled both Shirley and

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