Chapter 104

"What do you mean?" Isabel still didn't get it.

Carole leaned in and whispered quietly in her ear.

...

The Next Morning

When Effie woke up, Lyman had already laid out breakfast.

She walked into the kitchen and couldn't help but smile at the spread-scrambled eggs, crispy bacon, toast, and a bowl of nourishing soup. It was far more than she usually ate.

"You really didn't have to make all this," she said.

"I wanted you to try everything. Go on, eat up. When you're done, I'll drive you to work," Lyman replied.

Effie shook her head. "That's okay, I'll drive myself." She wasn't ready for her coworkers to see Lyman dropping her off.

"All right," Lyman said, relenting. "But if you need anything, just call me. Oh, and I have a dinner meeting tonight."

"Okay, I'll remember." Effie nodded, then sat down and ate breakfast with quiet poise.

for the office soon

designs she'd been working on for Isabel were almost finished. Today, she needed to send

work, Effie threw herself into

her

the screen-a number she didn't recognize. Probably a sales call, she thought,

the phone kept ringing, stubbornly refusing to be

The familiar voice on the other

hung up

downstairs, let's grab lunch

we're not together

come up and find you," Mitchell

Unbelievable.

"Fine.

he want now? They

said, finally satisfied,

told, he didn't even know why he insisted. Hearing that Effie was seeing

straight

figure, her long dark hair falling straight down her back. No flashy

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