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.

"I forgot to buy soy

Effie

out the building's main gate and turn left, walk about a

Lyman nodded. "Got it."

every word before heading down. He left the building and really did walk to Grandma Shera's Grocery, just as Effie had described, to pick up

sauce.

Lyman's figure disappear down the street. Her thoughts drifted back to the last time she'd brought Mitchell

to explain the whole "don't buy from the downstairs shop" situation. But before she could even finish, Mitchell had cut her off, exasperated. “It's just a bag

grudges over nothing. "Are they really still arguing over something so

no deep feud between Grandma and the downstairs neighbor, just a preference for buying from Grandma Shera. Once, when Shera's family 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

fuming. That evening, she'd rather sweeten the soup than buy salt

drama, but what else did Grandma have left to care about? At her age, she

even respect something like this, how could she expect

returned, he made a snide comment about how much effort she'd

thought, Effie was startled from her reverie by someone waving below. She looked down and saw Lyman,