Chapter 156

“Ugh, you're so annoying," Effie muttered, cheeks flushing as she spoke.

A moment later, her stomach grumbled loudly.

Lyman grinned. "I'll make breakfast. Come out when it's ready."

"Okay."

After breakfast, Effie headed to the office.

Today she needed to visit the factory.

The Etheridge Group owned its own jewelry workshop, and a client had recently ordered a custom set. Effie wanted to meet the craftsman in person to go over the details.

Some of the techniques were tricky, but to achieve the perfect result, she had to communicate every nuance, making sure the finished piece met the client's expectations.

morning meeting was done, Effie

but the director had pulled her aside for something urgent at

So Effie went alone.

factory was out in the suburbs, which meant she had to drive herself. Honestly,

her things and left

the other side of town, Isabel was fuming. Ever since she'd been caught wearing a knockoff, people

vanity, swept her collection of expensive cosmetics onto the floor,

in the chaos. "My

can't stand this anymore. Everyone knows I wore a fake, everyone's laughing at me behind

being paranoid, but Isabel couldn't shake the feeling that

It was suffocating.

If it weren't for

this is a minor scandal-it'll blow over

little better, but resentment still simmered beneath the surface. "It just makes my blood boil, seeing that conniving witch Effie so smug. And now Lyman's avoiding me,

hard, unable

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