Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon novel Chapter 423

Charis couldn’t hold back her laughter. She turned to Healy and said, “Honestly, I didn’t expect the third branch of the family to try so hard to impress everyone, only to end up making a complete mess of things. What a disaster—how embarrassing!”

Healy wanted to laugh as well, but managed to restrain himself. Putting on a serious face, he said, “Alright, let’s not make a bigger deal out of it. If word gets out, it’s not just them—it's the whole Etheridge family that ends up looking foolish.”

Charis suddenly realized he was right. Her expression darkened as she clenched her fists and muttered through gritted teeth, “That wretched branch—look at the trouble they've brought us!”

After offering countless apologies, the Crawford family finally left, looking thoroughly humiliated.

“Dad, I think we’ve done all we can here. Maybe it’s time for us to go, too,” Charis suggested, giving Healy a meaningful glance.

Healy caught her cue immediately and turned to Bancroft. “Dad, if there’s nothing else, we’d like to take our leave.”

He expected that after this polite farewell, they could simply slip away. But Bancroft’s sharp voice cut through the room. “No one’s leaving today!”

“Dad?” Healy looked at him in confusion.

Bancroft simply scoffed, saying nothing more. Then he turned to Fowler. “Go find Fidelia and bring her back.”

“Yes, sir,” Fowler replied.

He could feel the difference in Bancroft’s attitude toward him compared to the others, and he quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fowler found Fidelia outside in the garden.

Marcia was trying her best to comfort her, but Fidelia was sobbing uncontrollably—her face streaked with tears, her eyes swollen from crying.