Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Why didn't he call her? Because as soon as Lyman heard Effie would be in

charge of this shoot, he rushed downstairs, his mind entirely on seeing her—he didn't have a second thought for Isabel.

As for a certain someone, well, he clearly had his own agenda too, though at the moment, it looked like he was only making trouble for himself.

"I forgot," Lyman said.

Just those two simple words, but they left Isabel feeling slighted, as if she didn't matter at all.

"Lyman, when the shoot is over, do you think you could-"

"Mr. Etheridge, your coffee."

Effie appeared at Lyman's side, thrusting his coffee toward him a little too forcefully.

The cup was filled to the brim, and coffee sloshed out, nearly splattering all over Isabel.

Isabel glared. "Effie! How could you be so-" She bit back the last word-careless -in front of Lyman, swallowing it with difficulty.

jaw. "You need to be more careful. The coffee's hot-what if you'd spilled it

Effie, just to

coffee Effie had made.

you like it,

really that

"Sweet," Lyman answered.

coffee made by his darling wife taste anything but

must be head-over-heels-coffee, sweet? Did Effie dump a

your makeup done. You're already holding

heading off to the

if she

Lyman and Effie asking her to keep their relationship quiet, Annabel would have told Isabel off ages

your words

trembled. "Annabel, did I do something wrong?

Isabel really not

Annabel didn't answer, Isabel felt even more

later, Isabel's hair and makeup were