Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon novel Chapter 417

Suzan froze, her eyes filling with hurt as she looked at Mitchell. “Why?” she asked softly.

Mitchell met her gaze, his brow furrowing. “Does everything need a reason? I just don’t want to see you right now.”

He couldn’t stand the thought of anyone, especially another woman, seeing him in such a humiliating state.

Adeline, who knew Mitchell better than anyone—after all, she’d carried him for nine months—could read his thoughts as clearly as if he’d spoken them aloud.

She stepped over to Suzan, her voice gentle. “Sweetheart, why don’t you go home for now? I’ll talk to him about the rest.”

Suzan’s lips pressed together in frustration, but after a moment’s hesitation, she nodded, swallowing her pride.

“I understand. I’ll wait for your good news,” she said to Adeline before turning to leave.

Mitchell’s frown deepened as he glanced from Adeline to Suzan’s retreating figure. Something wasn’t adding up. He had a nagging sense that the two women were hiding something from him.

Once they were home, Adeline finally revealed the whole story.

Mitchell felt like he was about to explode. “No. I don’t want to marry her.”

Adeline fixed him with a piercing look, as if she could see straight through to his soul. “If you don’t want to marry Suzan, then what—are you planning to marry Effie instead?”

Mitchell’s eyes widened, his lips pressed into a hard line as he fell silent. Deep down, he knew it was true. Effie was the only woman he’d ever truly wanted to marry.

Adeline’s voice shot up, sharp as a whip. “Don’t even think about it, Mitchell! Effie has nothing to her name. I will never allow you to marry her!”

“Even if you refuse to marry Suzan, it’s still not going to be Effie. Is that clear?” There was disappointment and anger in every word.

Effie might be beautiful, but she’d already been married once—damaged goods, in Adeline’s eyes.

She’s not good enough for my son!