Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 301

"Get out!" Lyman Etheridge barked.

Mitchell Lloyd looked like he wanted to say something else, but when he saw the murderous glint in Lyman's eyes, his expression faltered. He hesitated for a

moment, then stalked off, sulking.

"Honey, come inside. Dinner's ready," Effie Bagnold called to Lyman.

"Just a minute," he replied, not moving.

Effie hurried after him, concern etched on her face. "What's wrong?"

Seeing her peeking around the door, worry written all over her, Lyman couldn't help but smile. The edge softened from his features.

He reached out, intending to pinch her cheek, but then paused. The memory of touching Mitchell was still fresh. His hand felt tainted.

back. "I forgot to buy

right!" Effie laughed,

woman who runs it," she explained carefully. "So if you go out the building's main gate and turn left, walk about a hundred yards, you'll see Grandma Shera's Grocery. That's Grandma's friend—her shop's where we

Lyman nodded. "Got it."

heading down. He left the building and really did walk to Grandma Shera's Grocery, just

sauce.

watched Lyman's figure disappear down the street. Her thoughts drifted back to the last time

run out of salt that day, and she'd tried to explain the whole "don't buy from the downstairs shop" situation. But before she could even

holding grudges over nothing. "Are they really still arguing over

was out for a wedding and the shop was closed, Grandma had tried to buy from the downstairs store. The woman there had made a snide comment: "If you're not a regular, don't expect

sweeten the soup than buy salt

was all trivial, silly old-lady drama, but what else did Grandma have left to care about? At her

couldn't even respect something like this, how could she expect him to respect anything

couch, playing video games. When she returned, he

down and saw Lyman, already on his way back with the soy sauce, smiling