Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon novel Chapter 456

“Don’t you have any friends? Why are you always coming to me?” Effie asked, raising an eyebrow.

Fidelia’s eyes flickered with a hint of mischief. “I just like hanging out with you. Problem?”

Effie just rolled her eyes. Still, she tugged Shirley along to keep Fidelia company on her shopping spree.

As they wandered through the mall, Fidelia suddenly spotted a display of mystery boxes and immediately dragged Effie over.

“Guess which box has the one I want,” Fidelia challenged, her eyes dancing.

Truth was, Fidelia had already decided which figure she wanted from the series before she even walked in.

Effie pointed toward the counter. “They’ve got the whole set up there already—just twenty bucks extra. Why not just buy the one you want?”

Fidelia shot Effie a look, half exasperated, half amused. “Because opening a mystery box is a whole different experience. If I get it myself, it’ll make me so much happier.”

Shirley nodded in agreement. “I get that. It’s about the thrill.”

Fidelia turned to Effie, curious. “Hey, seriously—are you really just in your twenties? How come you don’t get the appeal of these things?”

Effie shrugged. “It’s not that I’m not interested. Maybe I just haven’t felt the thrill yet.”

She thought to herself, When would I ever have had the spare cash or time for this kind of thing? But she kept that to herself.

Fidelia didn’t hesitate; she grabbed Effie and bought the entire set of mystery boxes.

“Come on, let’s open them together!” Fidelia grinned at Effie.

Shirley watched with envy. Of course, she thought, only someone as loaded as Fidelia would buy the whole set without a second thought.

Suzan, ever generous, was ready to buy the whole collection for her.

But the little girl’s eyes turned cold, her tone dripping with disdain. “So generous, but it’s not even your money—it’s just my dad’s card you’re using.”

The words barely left her mouth before everyone nearby started glancing at Suzan, suspicion in their eyes.

With the girl’s contemptuous tone, it was easy for people to assume Suzan was being kept by the girl’s father.

Suzan realized the misunderstanding right away and quickly tried to clarify. “Teresa, your dad’s my uncle. He just likes to spoil me, that’s all. But honestly, I could buy these myself. I just wanted to give you a treat.”

Teresa Harper, dropping her usual sweet act she put on for Lionel Harper, didn’t give Suzan an inch. “If you don’t care about it, then don’t use my dad’s credit card.”

Suzan’s smile faltered, awkwardness coloring her cheeks.