Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 257

Vinson Elliott and Randell were grinning smugly, completely oblivious to the sly look Effie and Nita exchanged-a shared glimmer of amusement in their eyes.

Then Vinson turned to Lyman. "Lyman, you're not allowed to get involved. Go do some work, will you?"

That move was ruthless. Imagine making someone work when they're supposed to be on vacation, just to keep them from interfering.

Vinson turned to Nita and said, "You probably think I'm being harsh, but honestly, work is the only thing that guy actually enjoys. He's a total workaholic-if he's not working, he's thinking about work. Nothing else interests him."

"That's not true. There's one thing he likes," Nita replied.

Vinson and Randell perked up, instantly nosy. "Oh? What's that?"

These two were absolute gossip hounds.

Nita grinned. "Our Effie, of course."

For a moment, Vinson and Randell were stunned, then both burst out laughing. "You know, that actually makes a lot of sense."

squirmed in her seat and tried to deflect. "Oh, come on, don't tease me. Let's

blushing," Vinson teased,

at Lyman, who was wearing headphones and looked deep in conversation-his expression serious, probably working. She decided

ended. As expected, Effie

will think we invited

couldn't help thinking: Isn't that exactly what we

apologized, cheeks still pink. "Sorry, sorry, I'm just not used

someone's skills could magically improve

so, Randell and Vinson played along. "Alright, we'll wait. Take your

win, but after a few

a second, Effie... are you... counting cards?" Vinson asked, suspicion dawning

"Yeah, I'm not great at strategy, but I do have a good memory." Just a good memory? That was underselling it—her recall was almost uncanny. Vinson shot Nita a look, clearly annoyed. Nita avoided his gaze, looking sheepish.

pick on my best friend. It's fine if you bully me, but

each other, speechless. At this point, who was

then, Lyman strolled over, his earlier

you a hard time?" he asked, casting a pointed look at Randell