Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon novel Chapter 267

“Why sneak a photo? Let's just take one together,” Effie laughed. “I don't think we've ever had a proper picture of us, have we?”

She pulled out her phone and switched to the front camera. “Come on, smile.”

Maybe the mood had shifted a little too quickly for him, because Lyman didn't quite catch up. In the frame, his face was serious—a man on the verge of smiling but unable to pull it off.

Effie turned to him and said, “Give me a real smile.”

Lyman tried to adjust, but his smile still looked stiff.

Annoyed at himself, he clenched his fingers. He could negotiate the toughest business deals without batting an eye, but right now he was so nervous he could barely speak.

“Oh, never mind,” Effie said, laughing. “I guess you're just used to being serious. Just relax—just be yourself.”

Lyman nodded and shifted his posture, and this time, the photo turned out much more natural than that awkward half-smile from before.

“Much better,” Effie said with satisfaction.

A faint smile tugged at Lyman's lips. “Send it to me.”

He had to admit, he liked it too.

As soon as Effie sent him the photo, Lyman immediately forwarded it to their family group chat.

It didn't take long before the chat exploded.

Effie had already been added to the group by Lindy Etheridge, so now her phone and Lyman's buzzed almost in unison.

She glanced at her messages—it was all praise from Friedman Etheridge and Lindy.

Lindy even wrote: [I'm posting this in my sisters' group—just look at my son and daughter-in-law! They're such a stunning couple.]

Friedman chimed in: [Absolutely. Our son and daughter-in-law are a match made in heaven.]

Effie blushed at the outpouring of affection.

She never would have guessed that her father-in-law, who always seemed so proper and reserved, could be this warm and effusive.