Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 413

"Hurry, come with me-we need to save Mitchell!" Adeline pleaded, her voice tight with anxiety as she turned to Suzan.

For a moment, Suzan fell completely silent. The quiet on the other end of the line was so deep, it sent a chill down Adeline's spine.

A prickling sense of dread crept over her. She just knew something wasn't right.

At last, Suzan spoke, her words careful and measured. "Aunt Adeline, people are driven by self-interest. What's happened to Mitchell is serious. If I'm going to help him, it's going to cost me-not just effort, but I'll have to call in favors from my uncle."

Before Adeline could reply, Suzan continued, "He told me himself: it's not worth going to so much trouble for a complete outsider. So... do you understand what I'm saying?"

Adeline was no fool; she caught Suzan's meaning immediately.

She hadn't expected Suzan to be so fixated on Mitchell.

Truth be told, Adeline had never thought much of Suzan before. But things were different now-Suzan's uncle was a powerful man, and that sort of connection was worth leveraging.

made a show of thinking it over

"I'm not forcing you, you understand what

anyone not see through her? Suzan wanted Mitchell to marry her

heart would truly be in it-well, who

as long as everything looked proper, as long as

that was enough

"Fine," Adeline replied.

into

phone rang-Lionel was

After a moment's pause, he said, "I'm sorry to bother

his reason for calling, but Lyman already had a

face. He didn't say a

shouldn't be asking you for this favor, but the truth is, Mitchell didn't really harm your mother-in-law-he just made a reckless, extreme move. A little lesson should be enough. Tell you what: if you're willing, from now on, I'll make sure the Etheridge Group's goods coming through my ports worldwide get a five percent tax