Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 373

Suzan glanced at her father, testing the waters. "Dad, is that guy really rich?"

"Rich?" Shepard gave a dry chuckle. "He's in the top ten of the global billionaire rankings. That's not just rich-that's unimaginably wealthy."

He went on, "Lyman can't even compare to Lionel. Because Bancroft has three sons, the shares are split up. But Lionel? He owns The Harper Group outright— seventy percent of the whole thing is his."

Suzan blinked in disbelief. "So his net worth must be in the hundreds of billions?"

"Exactly." Shepard nodded.

His own fortune, stacked up against Lionel's, was like a drop in the ocean.

Suzan's eyes sparkled, her mind racing with possibilities. If only she had that kind of money-she'd be set for life!

"You really believe that just because you find Effie, she'll help you? Did you forget how she and that old woman

He had remembered and that was exactly why he hesitated

him and Suzan, he

struggling are us! Look at Suzan, going through so much for the

that is?" Vera pinched herself hard, forcing out a few tears. "It's because the Lloyd family thinks they're better than us. They look down on your little business-on all

truth was, Adeline didn't really look down on The Bagnold Group. She just couldn't stand Vera. But Vera wasn't about to split hairs now-she'd

thing that mattered was convincing

could see

urgent.

real power and status wouldn't the Lloyds have to bow their heads? We'd have our pick of eligible bachelors for Suzan, not just the

nodding along, but at this, her face changed. "No,"

exasperated. "You're hopeless-head over heels, just like I was..." She caught Shepard watching her closely and quickly

seemed pleased