Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 240

Effie's brows knit in subtle annoyance as she replied to Irving Butler, "Mr. Butler, there's really no need for you to trouble yourself with this. We're both just trying to keep the clients happy, aren't we?"

Irving let out a dismissive snort.

At that moment, Lyman's assistant called back, informing them that the private dining room had already been taken by one of Lyman's friends.

But then, to everyone's surprise, the front desk staff greeted Effie and her group with unusual warmth, ushering them straight toward the very room in question.

If Irving Butler still hadn't figured out what was going on by now, he really was as dense as a brick.

Face tense, Irving trailed after the group. Once inside the private room, he forced a nonchalant smile, anxious not to let the Pattersons see through his unease.

There was no denying it-Lyman's private suite was in a different league altogether.

The room wasn't much larger than the others, but the interior exuded old-world charm. Instead of seeing a table and chairs upon entering, guests were met by a handcrafted wooden screen fitted with display shelves, artfully obscuring the view beyond. Anyone passing by could only catch a teasing glimpse of what lay inside.

antiques-none of them cheap replicas. Each piece

to curry favor with Lyman. If he liked something, he took it home; if not, it found

of polished hardwood, surrounded by six chairs just right for Lyman and his brothers, who often gathered

before, so she took

at the paintings on the walls

across Mr. Patterson's face. He wasn't exactly unsuccessful in his own right, but he'd never let himself get too smug-there was always someone higher up the ladder.

working

Butler, meanwhile, was floored by his boss's wealth. Any one of these "cast- offs" could probably buy a house back

of lavish dishes, far beyond anything they'd seen in the other private rooms-this was a

enormous lobster tails, black truffles-foods Irving Butler had only ever

Patterson found the meal a

had to

so he'd ordered the best for them. "I'll