Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 358

Effie had barely been home a few minutes when her phone started buzzing-a message alert. At first, just a couple of notifications, but soon her screen was

lighting up nonstop.

Lyman was about to hop in the shower when he suddenly paused, turning stiffly toward Effie. "Is Mitchell bothering you again?" he asked, his tone wary.

Effie shook her head. "No. I blocked every number he has ages ago."

She hesitated, then added, "It's Nita. She's ranting about Vinson Elliott, calling him crazy."

Lyman laughed. "Maybe he forgot to take his meds before leaving the house today."

Effie blinked, thrown by the comment. "Wait, he's sick?"

Lyman grinned. "Not really. He's just a bit neurotic, so we always joke about it— especially Randell. He loves teasing Vinson about missing his medication."

typed, probably trying to cheer Nita up. With that, Lyman headed to

Effie was still on her phone, but now there was a beautiful nightgown laid out on the bed-white lace, delicate and... rather minimal. Just looking at

his voice a little

in his eyes. She swallowed

slipped it to Effie earlier when Lyman and Vinson weren't paying attention. The moment Nita saw the nightgown, she thought of Effie,

had dug it out of her bag just moments

Lyman to walk out and catch her in

it?" she asked, her

nice," Lyman replied, his

up the nightgown, and Lyman's gaze tracked every movement

the nightgown at him. "If you like it so much, you

days," she teased, then darted out of the room,

at his feet. He picked it up, shaking his head in disbelief and

really think he

out of the shower, she absolutely refused to put on the nightgown. Thankfully, Lyman didn't push it, and she breathed a