Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 333

"Honey, is there something you want to say?" Lyman asked softly.

Luther, standing nearby, could hardly believe his eyes. The way Lyman could switch moods was faster than flipping a page!

Effie spoke up. "The receptionist made a mistake, yes, but she was misled by Isabel. She's already been let go let's just leave it at that."

Lyman shook his head. "We can't just let it go."

Effie didn't reply right away. She fixed her gaze on Lyman, unblinking.

It was the first time Lyman had ever felt so unnerved by a woman's stare. Testing the waters, he asked, "Sweetheart, is there something you want to say?"

Effie arched an eyebrow at him before finally speaking. "What about Isabel? How do you plan to handle her?"

That's when it clicked for Lyman-Effie was clever as a fox. She'd been leading him into a trap to see where he really stood on Isabel.

be handled," Lyman replied. "I'll call the police. She trespassed

hadn't expected him to say he'd call the police. "Isn't that a

threw the question back at her, "Do

challenge. Since he asked, Effie saw no point in lying. "No, not at

it comes to marriage, never keep things bottled up. If you don't clear the

Bagnold and Vera. Vera was cunning-she waited for her chance, flattering Shepard and stirring up trouble between him and Adriana Spencer. In the

she got Shepard, Vera didn't stop; she did everything she could to keep him by her

it all-she'd watched Adriana and Shepard

or the silence will only make things worse. Letting things fester only deepens misunderstandings and makes everything spiral out

like an ordinary old woman, with plain clothes and modest manners, but there was an undeniable grace in her every gesture. She was Effie's guiding light, the wise woman who

also knew it was tied to what she'd been through.

and said, “This

him, puzzled. "What