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.

that jerk Mitchell is with that witch Suzan?"

phone a little away

exploded, her words firing off rapid-fire,

that

mess in their own burrow! He knew perfectly

the moment Suzan started working at E&M Group that she was up

gratitude for having such a fiercely loyal

unscathed? Effie, come on you were the undisputed queen of our 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 him. And now he repays you like

little angel? You should tear off her mask and

couldn't keep my own boyfriend in check?" Effie sighed. "Honestly,

them off way too

to play me, but I'm not letting them get away with

jewelry design competition. Suzan was clearly itching to shine, and now it all made sense-Mitchell had been dropping hints about it the past few days. He probably wanted to turn his new girlfriend into the

fastest way to get noticed,

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