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!

believe that just because you find Effie,

face clouded. He had remembered and that was exactly why he hesitated

Effie's heart had been with him and Suzan, he would

pressed on, "Effie's doing just fine now-she doesn't need us. The ones struggling are us! Look at

"It's because the Lloyd family

look down on The Bagnold Group. She just couldn't stand Vera. But Vera wasn't about to split hairs now-she'd twist the story

thing that mattered was convincing Shepard

she could see he was

leaned in, her voice urgent. "Think about it. If

their heads? We'd have our pick of

been nodding along, but at this, her face changed. "No," she said firmly. "I only

heels, just like I was..." She caught Shepard watching her closely and quickly changed tack, "Just like me-once I fall for someone,

seemed pleased with