Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 385

Mr. Patterson said that while other customers might have to wait weeks for a new car, for Effie, he insisted on making sure she got hers right away.

So, the moment Effie signed the papers and paid, her grandmother was already in the driver's seat, beaming as she pulled their brand-new car out of the lot.

"Can you believe it?" Effie joked, settling into the passenger seat. "After all these years, I get to ride shotgun with Grandma at the wheel again."

Her grandmother's eyes shimmered with emotion. She took a steadying breath, wiped at her eyes, and looked straight ahead. "I'm not just going to drive you around," she said. "Someday, when you have children of your own, I'll take them out for a spin too. We'll go shopping together, the three of us."

She paused, then added with a meaningful glance, "You and Lyman should work on that."

A flush crept across Effie's cheeks. "Alright, Grandma..."

"So, where to?" her grandmother asked, clearly not ready to head home just yet. Effie grinned. "Actually, Grandma, there's somewhere I'd like to go."

"Oh? Where's that?"

way, she stopped at a roadside stand and picked up some fresh fruit and

curious. "What made you want to come here?" she

a hospital

and rarely visited- most things were handled by a hired

by little, they'd all grown close. Effie and Old Mrs. Lawrence had become friends, despite the age

Lawrence, who at the time was the deputy chief of police. That's when Effie realized why her

and her grandmother out to dinner. But time passed, and without many chances to meet,

door, Old Mrs. Lawrence greeted them warmly,

miss your cooking," she

embarrassed. "Actually... I can't cook to save my life. Those meals were all made by

her grandmother and

brought me such delicious food. We really should get together