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.

forgot

right!" Effie

carefully. "So if you go out the building's main gate and turn left, walk about a

Lyman nodded. "Got it."

listened to 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

sauce.

thoughts drifted

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 finish, Mitchell had cut her off, exasperated.

rolled his eyes and muttered about old women holding grudges over nothing. "Are they really still arguing

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

left fuming. That evening, she'd rather sweeten the soup

but what

respect something like this, how could she expect him to

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

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