Chapter 410
Mitchell was seething with anger, but with Mr. and Mrs. Ryan standing right there, he had no choice but to swallow his words.
Just you wait, he thought to himself. The moment Mr. and Mrs. Ryan leave, Effie is going to pay for this.
It wasn’t long before an airline attendant came over to let them know that Mr. and Mrs. Ryan’s flight was boarding.
The Ryans said their goodbyes to Effie, clearly reluctant to leave her. Their attitude toward Mitchell, however, was far from warm.
Mitchell, for the sake of appearances and future cooperation, could do nothing but grit his teeth and force a polite smile.
As soon as the Ryans actually left, Mitchell finally let his temper loose.
“Effie, do you even know what you’re doing?” he hissed between clenched teeth.
Effie shot him a cool glance, a mocking smile playing on her lips. “Mitchell, did you really think you could threaten me by using my grandmother?”
Mitchell’s heart skipped a beat. What did she mean by that?
Could it be…
He fumbled for his phone, dialing the numbers of the people he’d put on the job, but every call went straight to voicemail.
Effie looked at him and said, “If you want to make a call right now, you should call your mom and ask her to find someone to help you. But you know, ordering someone to kidnap an innocent old woman-that’s a crime that could land you behind bars for a good while.”
Mitchell’s pupils contracted. Shock and rage flashed across his face.
“Effie, you really are ungrateful! You cast aside the old for the new without a second thought! Are you just going to toss aside everything we had together so easily?” he demanded, his voice twisted with pain.
Effie had no interest in continuing this argument. Their relationship had ended the moment he cheated; whatever love they once shared had long since faded from her memory.
She couldn’t even recall the last time she’d thought about Mitchell.
“Effie, E&M was our life’s work! Are you really going to destroy it?” Mitchell’s anger only grew as Effie ignored him, every word practically dripping with venom, as though he wanted to tear her apart.
He charged toward her, reaching out to grab her by the shoulders.
Before he could touch her, Lyman appeared out of nowhere, wrapping an arm
firmly around Effie’s waist and pulling her to his side.
Effie leaned into Lyman’s embrace, breathing in the familiar scent that never failed to calm her.
“Darling,” she whispered.
Lyman looked her over. “Are you okay?”
Effie shook her head, clutching at his sleeve, her voice tight with worry. “What about Grandma? Is she alright?”
“She’s fine. Just a little shaken up, but she’s waiting for us in the car,” Lyman reassured her.
“Good. Let’s go see her.”
With that, Effie and Lyman turned to leave.
Mitchell panicked, calling after her, “Effie—!”
She paused and glanced back at him. “Mitchell, you’d better prepare yourself. The law is coming for you.”
Mitchell felt a chill run down his
spine.
was as if all the strengthet.
had drained from his body, and he collapsed helplessly onto the floor.
No. He couldn’t just sit here and do nothing!
Desperately, Mitchell pulled out his phone and dialed Adeline. “Mom, you have to save me this time!”
Adeline, meanwhile, was in the
middle of a heated argument with Mitchell’s father. He wanted to bring his illegitimate child into theiofamily and give the child their name.
Adeline could turn a blind eye to her husband’s affairs, let him have his fun outside, but she absolutely could not stand the idea of those bastards laying claim to what was rightfully hers!
Right in the middle of their shouting match, her phone rang-it was Mitchell.