Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon novel Chapter 517

Seeing her panic, Effie knew she had hit the nail on the head. The woman was projecting her own guilty desires.

"A man as exceptional as Mr. Etheridge is going to attract attention. That's entirely normal," Effie continued smoothly. "If he were single, it would be a fair game for anyone. You wouldn't need to try and drag me down to boost your own chances. Though, honestly, I doubt he'd ever be interested in you."

The woman's face twisted into an ugly, furious scowl.

"How would you know?!" she snapped defensively.

As she argued, she instinctively straightened her posture, pushing out her chest to flaunt her stunning curves.

She shot a degrading glance at Effie's chest and clicked her tongue in disdain.

Shirley unconsciously compared the two, admitting silently that in that particular department, Effie was admittedly on the slender side.

However, something about the other woman's exaggerated silhouette looked incredibly unnatural.

Shirley smirked. "You're wearing heavy padding, aren't you? If you have to fake it, what right do you have to act so superior? Faking it is just pathetic."

Thoroughly humiliated, the woman lunged forward, trying to violently shove Shirley. Luckily, Effie reacted instantly, grabbing her friend's arm and yanking her back just in time.

Shirley gasped, her eyes wide with shock at the sudden aggression.

"What is wrong with you? Are you trying to push me off a cliff?"

The woman flinched, realizing she had gone too far. "You... you provoked me!" she stammered defensively, before letting out an indignant huff.

Furious and embarrassed, she spun on her heel and stormed off.

Being popular within the design department, several colleagues rushed over to check on Shirley. "Are you okay?"

Shirley shook her head, still breathing heavily. "Yeah, thank goodness Effie pulled me back."

"That psycho used to work in the executive office," a senior designer whispered. "Nobody knows why, but she was suddenly demoted to marketing last year."

Effie murmured thoughtfully, putting the pieces together.

Despite keeping his distance, Lyman had been watching Effie like a hawk the entire time.

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