Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 344

The officers didn't buy it and insisted on checking the footage.

To their surprise, just as the manager had claimed, there wasn't a single useful frame-the cameras had captured nothing at all.

Lyman shook his head. "Next time, don't waste police resources. Filing false reports is a crime, you know."

He stood his ground, insisting he hadn't laid a finger on Mitchell. And even if he had, Mitchell started it.

Mitchell was livid. He'd honestly thought this time he'd finally get justice, but things had turned out the opposite.

"Lyman, do you even have a shred of decency left?" Mitchell ground out, glaring at Lyman with enough intensity to burn holes through him.

Lyman just shrugged. "Not anymore. Lucky for you, you never had any to begin with. Consider it a gift."

"You-!"

"Officer, if there are no witnesses and no evidence, I'm free to go, right?"

The officer nodded. "You're free to leave."

Lyman didn't waste another moment. He left, Effie following close behind.

Neither of them spared a glance back, while Mitchell stared daggers at their retreating figures.

after, Lyman's phone buzzed. It was

out. If you've got

look at you-turning into

genuinely hadn't expected the news to spread so fast. It had barely happened, and Fenton already

gotta run," Lyman

a woman's high-pitched giggle drifted through the speaker,

Lyman felt his

dryly. "I'll let

reply, Lyman hung

in frustration. "Damn it! Who's

why could

on the floor

herself senseless under the guise of

on the sidewalk, A few unsavory characters had started circling, but luckily, Fenton had found her and brought

Annabel's eyes snapped open. She glanced

"This place looks familiar..."

snorted to himself. Of course it did this used to be their love

muttered, "Looks

about him? Why can't dream about someone handsome for once? God, why do I keep seeing that

temper flared. Who was she calling a

a favor, and

he'd known this would happen, he'd have left her