Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 368

After Effie left, Bancroft finally stepped out of the room.

"You're clever as ever, sir," the butler said with a knowing smile. "Noticing that the young master had gone out, you guessed the young lady wouldn't want to stay put either. So you pretended to go for a walk yourself."

Bancroft chuckled. "Of course. She's a wonderful girl, just a bit shy still. Once she settles in, she won't feel so uneasy."

As Effie headed out, she nearly collided with someone just outside the door.

Still startled, she blurted, "Are you alright?"

The young man she'd nearly run into looked just as shaken. Pressing a hand to his chest, he managed a shaky laugh. "I'm fine."

Effie got out of the car, glancing over at the man. "Are you sure you're okay? Do you need me to take you to a hospital or something?"

She pulled out her phone and snapped a quick photo of him.

He raised an eyebrow, a mix of amusement and exasperation on his face. "Miss, you don't actually think I'm trying to scam you, do you?"

Effie gave an embarrassed grin. "Sorry! I've just seen so many videos lately about scam artists jumping in front of cars. Figured I'd better be cautious."

wry smile. "Fair enough. But I promise, I'm not one of those

After a few visits here, she'd memorized the area pretty well. She gave him directions, and

leave. Instead, she pulled out her phone and called the police, calmly explaining what had just happened, recounting the details clearly

something and returned to look for it- only to

helpless little laugh and muttered to himself, "Didn't think I'd

for a criminal my first

pen lying near Effie's feet. After a moment's hesitation, he

Effie, who jumped slightly at his

didn't mean to frighten you," he said, gesturing toward the pen on the ground.

she'd

the pen, and handed it over. "Sorry about

one apologizing,"

"You're welcome."

"If you start feeling unwell or anything, just let me know..."

face lit up when he recognized his friend. He

in this was over, Effie got back into her

glanced back and watched Effie's