Chapter 181

Effie heard Suzan's insincere voice calling out behind her, but she didn't even

bother to turn around—she squared her shoulders and strode straight toward the lobby, not sparing Suzan so much as a glance.

Suzan watched Effie's retreating figure, her brow furrowed in irritation, a flash of anger in her eyes.

Effie thought she was so much better than everyone else? Who did she think she was, ignoring her like that? Just a woman cast aside and left on her own.

She could hardly tell which way was up these days.

No way was Suzan going to let such a rare opportunity slip through her fingers.

She hurried after Effie and grabbed her arm.

Forced to a stop, Effie turned, her expression cool with a hint of annoyance in her bright, starry eyes. "What do you want?"

Suzan shrank back as if startled, her eyes instantly shining with unshed tears. "So you can hear me after all, Effie? Then why are you ignoring me?"

theatrics like

really not know why she

read Effie's mind, Suzan began fussing over her. "Are you

nothing matters more than your

had some health issues, that's why you haven't been able to

glinting with mock apology. "Oops, sorry, I forgot you know how I

won't mind,

open, and Effie's gaze fell thoughtfully on Suzan's midsection. There was a subtle change-a slight swell at her waist,

stare, Suzan deliberately placed a

let out a cold laugh. "I honestly don't care what some people say. Some folks

red with rage. She waited until Effie had walked away

her,

so hard to let each other

never tried to use a child as leverage to marry Mitchell. She'd believed that if two people

she was pregnant. In the end, she'd been trapped in that marriage-trapped because of

insisted: no marriage, no intimacy. Maybe that was why

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