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 Fenton

out. If you've got something

at you-turning

so fast. It had barely happened, and

here, gotta run," Lyman

woman's high-pitched giggle drifted through the

that even Lyman felt

busy," Lyman said dryly. "I'll let you

reply, Lyman

"Damn it! Who's got

so bad, why could he still hear

on the floor in a drunken heap, looking

fumed inwardly, was out clubbing every night, drinking herself senseless under the guise of work, never sparing him a

before collapsing on the sidewalk, A few unsavory characters had started circling, but luckily, Fenton had found her and brought her home-otherwise, things

Annabel's eyes snapped open. She glanced

"This place looks familiar..."

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

muttered, "Looks

why am I still dreaming about him? Why can't dream about

temper flared. Who was she calling a jerk?

a favor, and now he was the

would happen, he'd have