Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 473

"Effie, you sly thing," Annabel teased. "You know a celebrity like Maurice, and you still come running to me for help?"

Effie hesitated, not quite sure how to explain. "Sorry, Annabel. Maurice has been filming overseas in a closed set for months. I honestly had no idea he was back and available."

Annabel just laughed. "All I'm saying is, Lyman's in trouble now."

"What?" Effie blinked in confusion.

Annabel chuckled. "I've got my hands full with the kids, otherwise who knows what mess that guy would drag me into this time."

And with that, Annabel ended the call.

Effie stared at her now-dark phone screen, puzzling over Annabel's cryptic remark. What exactly did she mean by that?

But she barely had time to dwell on it. The live stream was getting crazier by the second; the viewer count was climbing at a dizzying pace.

People flooded the chat with questions: What was going on? Why had Maurice suddenly dropped into this stream? Was there something going on between the host and Maurice?

Soon, the truth emerged-this was the official channel for Etheridge & Co. Jewels.

the new face of Etheridge & Co.? Was that why he'd made this surprise

of this was scripted, and Shirley, clearly nervous, steered

Maurice had joined. But it

had this way of breathing new life into each piece already stunning jewelry looked somehow even more dazzling under her imaginative touch.

Effie had prepared ahead of time: "Imitation is

if she shimmered-radiant, golden, impossible to ignore. Her words struck a chord. In just a few seconds, her follower count soared. Meanwhile, across town, E&M was in the

Suzan's praises. Her latest collection was a runaway hit, selling out

on pushing the new designs to production so quickly? The pieces were gorgeous and inspired,

just smiled. "Good things

Mitchell pressed on. "You

your designs overlap with

The Etheridge Group's latest

Do you

a plan to

deal with that?"

pointed stare, as if he could

replied, "What overlap? If anything, they're the ones copying us our products hit the