Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 444

"All right, then," Lindy finally relaxed, reassured. "If you need anything, just let me know."

"Will do."

After being discharged from the hospital, Clay and Grace went straight home.

Life seemed to slip quietly back to normal. Everyone returned to their own routines, each person busy in their own world.

Today was the Etheridge family's monthly dinner.

Fidelia Etheridge clung to Marcia's hand, giving it a gentle shake. "Mom, please say yes. I really, really want to go."

"No, absolutely not. You're a young girl, and I wouldn't feel comfortable letting you go alone," Marcia insisted.

Just then, Lindy and Effie came in.

Fidelia immediately pointed at Effie. "You can come with me."

Effie raised an eyebrow, confused. What's going on? Since when were she and Fidelia on such friendly terms?

was still holding a grudge about that awkward matchmaking

exactly?" Lindy

promised some... friends I'd go with them this weekend. But Mom thinks it's too risky for a girl to

turned to Effie. "So this weekend, you're coming with

a suggestion-Fidelia sounded more like she was

to reply when Marcia, trying to sound gentle and reasonable, said, "Escape rooms and all this new stuff-we older folks don't really get it.

almost like she was asking for

said, "Sorry, I already have plans with a friend that day. I can't bail on

had no such plans. She just didn't want

After that awkward dinner, there was still

expected her refusal and snorted. "Fine,

then turned a

"No," Effie cut in.

cold. "If Effie doesn't want to go, why are

we

said, his

made, no one dared

dinner, Bancroft asked Effie to stay behind

against Bancroft so many times before was it just luck or did she really have that