Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 269

Effie studied the woman, brow furrowing. "Yes, I'm Effie. And you are...?"

"Homewrecker! How dare you seduce my husband?" The woman's hand shot up, aiming a slap at Effie.

Effie reacted instantly, catching the woman's wrist in midair, her frown deepening. "Ma'am, I think you've got the wrong person."

The woman glared. "Aren't you the prettiest girl in your office?"

Effie was confident about her looks, but to say she was the absolute best-looking? That felt like a stretch.

"Hah! That guilty look says it all!" the woman snapped.

Suddenly, she shouted, her voice echoing down the hall. "Irving Butler! Get out here! Don't you dare hide from me like a coward-I've found your little mistress!" Irving Butler?

Effie arched a brow, starting to piece things together.

not the one you're looking for," she told Mrs. Butler

and she said you're

laugh. Sure, thanks for the compliment,

plain-looking women can't be cunning? Look at you-beautiful as you

Nelly. She'd always expected Nelly's affair with Irving Butler would come to light someday, but she never imagined she'd end

seemed to hit home for Mrs. Butler; who doesn't like being told they're attractive? But Mrs. Butler wasn't

Irving Butler? I'm not leaving until I get an explanation!" Shirley, who was standing nearby, didn't believe for a second that Effie would ever go after someone like Irving Butler. She knew exactly who

Butler? What was the appeal-his age, his lack of hygiene, his empty wallet?

tryst, lost in the heat of the moment. The pounding on the door shattered the

look-equal parts frustrated

too old for this, she thought. Barely any stamina left. If it weren't for his usefulness,

out again. "Mr. Butler, your wife is here! She's looking for

Irving's face. He shoved Nelly away in a hurry. "Hide! Now!" he

clothes while frantically