Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 256

To Effie, there was a world of difference between a vacation and a sightseeing trip. A vacation, she believed, was about comfort-about letting yourself relax and breathe, not about elbowing through crowds at tourist hotspots or racing from one landmark to the next, snapping photos just to prove you'd been there.

That's why, whenever she managed to get away, she'd pick out the most secluded resorts or lesser-known beaches. She'd check into her hotel, have a bite to eat, sleep in as late as she wanted, and then maybe wander down to the shoreline, feeling the ocean breeze on her face, letting her mind drift as she gazed at the

waves.

She once tried to explain this to Lyman-her whole philosophy on vacationing versus traveling.

The truth was, she rarely had the chance to take a proper vacation. Even when she did, she always worried about her grandmother back home.

Still, she couldn't deny how restorative it felt to be away, to let her body and mind truly unwind.

Lyman listened and nodded. "Yeah, I understand."

Effie paused, studying him. Somehow, when Lyman said he understood, it

sounded different from what she meant. As if he was talking about something else entirely.

He looked at her, and for a split second, she felt as though he was seeing

her-someone she'd never

tired. Let's go back

gone. Those guys were like walking floodlights-blindingly obvious, impossible to

Nita? And the

idea. We've been wandering around forever.

flickering across her face. She was concerned about Nita. After what happened earlier with Hanley, she couldn't

said. "I

He pulled out his phone and called Randell. "Where are you

"We're up in the room, playing cards. We're

his eyebrows. He could hear the excitement in Randell's voice when he said

"Lyman! You two should hurry up

rolled his eyes. Of course he knew exactly what was

to Effie. "Do

serious, she wondered

"Don't worry if you

out a breath. "I can play. I

"We're just playing for fun, not high

"Alright,