Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 287

Jen never expected to meet someone even more arrogant than herself, but there was simply nothing she could do about Lyman. Frustrated, she had no choice but to leave in defeat.

Of course, she didn't leave before throwing out a threat over her shoulder. "Lyman, if anything happens to my husband, I won't let you off the hook."

Lyman didn't even bother to look at her. "I have no interest in dealing with dead weight."

With that, he turned and walked away, Effie at his side.

Only after Lyman and Effie had been gone for quite a while did his people finally disperse as well.

Jen knew she'd lost-completely and humiliatingly so.

Mitchell stared blankly as Lyman carried Effie away. Deep down, a terrible premonition took root; he knew that this time, once Effie left, there would be no getting her back.

He reached out helplessly, clawing at the empty air, grasping nothing.

His eyes burned, tears stinging as he dropped into a crouch, hugging his knees to his chest, and sobbed like a child.

someone standing in front of him,

look up.

exasperated. "Get

head up, fury in his eyes. "Why? Why didn't you just call me? Why did you

disbelief. If he wanted to act like a drunken fool,

you've sobered up, get up and come home with me. Stop making a spectacle of yourself. Your father's people out there are already running wild. Unless you want to hand them more ammunition, I

like a bucket of ice water, the

numbly, then trudged after Adeline and climbed

moment, he muttered, "Lyman just came and took Effie

the Etheridge family finally

Mitchell fell silent.

Lyman and Effie's house, Lindy paced anxiously, glancing

"Daughter-in-law," Bancroft called softly.

"Dad, it's getting late. You

supposed to sleep with things like this?" Lindy paused, understanding all too well-her own nerves were just as

someone punching in the door code echoed from