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."

gave a wry smile. "Fair enough. But I promise, I'm not one of those people." After a brief pause, he asked,

good memory. After a few visits here, she'd memorized the area pretty well. She gave him directions, and after a quick thank you,

called the police, calmly explaining what had just happened, recounting the

man realized he'd dropped something and returned to look for it- only to catch

gave a helpless little laugh and muttered

a criminal my first day back in the

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

Effie, who jumped slightly at

frighten you," he said, gesturing toward the pen on the ground. "I

did Effie realize she'd

and handed

be the one apologizing," he replied, accepting

"You're welcome."

or anything, just let me know..." Just then, a sleek black Cullinan pulled up. The man inside rolled down

he

part in this was over, Effie got back into

roared to life, Jacques glanced back and watched Effie's