Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon novel Chapter 378

“I never imagined fate would bring us together like this. You saved me yesterday, and here we are meeting again today—and you’re even my business partner’s wife,” Lionel said with a smile.

“Saved you?” Suzan glanced curiously at Effie and Lionel, feigning concern as she looked at Lionel. “Uncle, what happened? Are you not feeling well, or…?”

Lionel brushed her off with an easy smile. “It was nothing, really. I just felt a bit unwell, but I’m perfectly fine now. No need to worry.”

“That’s a relief,” Suzan replied, her tone warm.

Despite Suzan’s apparent closeness with Lionel, Effie couldn’t shake a vague sense of discomfort, as if something about the whole situation was off.

“Let’s not just stand around. Why don’t we go inside and take a seat?” Lyman suggested.

The group made their way into a private dining room and settled around the table.

Perhaps Suzan was eager to make a good impression on Lionel; she was on her best behavior that evening, never once making things difficult for Effie or even bringing her up in conversation. For a moment, Effie wondered if Suzan had undergone some miraculous transformation. Yet, the more Suzan acted this way, the more unsettling it felt.

Suzan’s pregnancy was showing—she excused herself to the restroom several times.

During one such absence, Effie finally leaned toward Lionel and spoke in a low voice, “Mr. Harper, when you and Suzan reconnected, did you ever confirm things officially? Like a DNA test? Are you certain she’s really your niece?”

Lionel’s smile vanished. He fixed Effie with a chilly stare. “Miss Bagnold, why would you ask me something like that? Do you think I’m so gullible I could be tricked?”

Lionel was a man who valued his dignity above all else and couldn’t stand anyone who looked down on him.