Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 440

Clay scooped Andie up from the floor, just as Lyman rushed over and punched Clay hard in the shoulder. "When did you get back?"

Clay looked absolutely exhausted-dusty from travel, hair a wild mess, his face

drawn and weary.

"Just now..."

Suddenly, pain twisted Clay's features. His body crumpled to the ground, shattering like glass.

"Clay!"

Lyman jolted awake, cold sweat on his brow. For a moment, he was disoriented- then he realized it had all been a dream.

Beside him, Effie stirred, startled by his sudden outburst. She blinked sleepily at him. "What's wrong?"

Lyman pressed his lips together and shook his head. "Nothing. Just a bad dream.”

Effie pulled him into her arms. Lyman let himself relax against her, breathing in her soft scent and the warmth of her body. In that moment, he couldn't help but think —maybe it feels good to let himself be vulnerable, just a little.

Effie, barely awake, drifted right back to sleep.

was just waking up

"Good morning," he said.

a lazy kitten.

followed her movement, lingering on

Effie closer by the waist. With a gentle tug, she tumbled

was about to take things further, his

unease shot through him for reasons he

answered, every muscle

right away," he said, then hung up and

striding toward the closet, pulling on clothes as ke spoke. Clay was in a car accident. He landed and drove straight from the airport to our place,

immediately thought of Lyman's nightmare

really some kind of brotherly

“I'm heading to the

rattled to focus on the road. The last thing they needed was

He nodded. "Okay."

the hospital, Grace was

room.

she spotted Lyman, she

sight of Effie at his side, a surge of irritation flared