Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 4

Effie called her back almost immediately.

As soon as the call connected, Nita's anxious voice came through. "Effie, are you okay? Why didn't you answer earlier? Where are you?"-

"I'm fine, don't worry. I'm at home," Effie replied, trying to sound as casual as possible.

"That's a relief. By the way, is everything alright between you and Mitchell? He just called me, sounding completely frantic, saying he couldn't find you." Nita's tone was laced with suspicion.

Effie hesitated for a moment, then decided there was no point hiding the truth- Nita would find out sooner or later anyway. "Um... I need to tell you something, but you have to promise not to freak out."

There was a beat of silence on Nita's end, and then she replied, a hint of dread in her voice, "Okay, shoot. What happened?"

"I broke up with Mitchell. We're done, and he's got nothing to do with me

anymore. Oh, and he's with Suzan now." Effie said it calmly, finally able to face the situation without flinching.

with that witch Suzan?"

the phone a little away from

her words firing off rapid-fire, machine-gun

so scarce that she has to go

their own burrow! He knew perfectly well you and Suzan

at E&M Group that she was up

Effie couldn't help but laugh, though her heart swelled with gratitude for having such a fiercely loyal friend. The

college! You could have any guy you wanted, and you wasted it on Mitchell-who, let's be honest, is all looks and no substance. Not to mention, you practically built his career for

little angel? You should tear

own boyfriend

them off way too easy!"

don't worry. They tried to play me, but I'm not letting them get away with it. Besides, when one chapter ends, it just means a new

was clearly itching to shine, and now it all made sense-Mitchell had been dropping hints about it the past few

fastest way to get noticed,