Chapter 321

Effie's eyes narrowed as she said, "She's brought this on herself. It's not the first time she's pulled something like this. Honestly, what does it have to do with me?"

Annabel tossed her hair, agreeing, "Exactly. Let's just go. Suddenly, I've lost my appetite for this place."

"Yeah, let's."

As Effie stood to leave, she nearly collided with Suzan, who was heading over to grab some condiments.

Suzan shot Effie a glare, her tone dripping with mockery. "Are you blind, or just careless? Can't you see I'm pregnant? Or did you do that on purpose?"

Effie met her gaze coolly. "Suzan, being pregnant isn't a free pass to act like a tyrant. You can't just use it as an excuse to do whatever you want."

Suzan snorted, her hand protectively on her belly. "What's wrong, Effie? Jealous, are you? Maybe you'd like to be in my shoes, but that would require you being able to get pregnant in the first place." She eyed Effie with smug satisfaction.

Annabel wrinkled her nose in disgust, covering her mouth with her hand. "God, who let a sewer rat in here? The smell coming from your mouth is unbearable."

this. With that sultry outfit, could she be...

please, coming from you? I bet you've spread your legs all over town. You're filthier than my mouth

flicker of menace passing over her face. She raised

Annabel glared, unamused-Effie was the first person to ever stop

go,” Annabel said through

voice steady. "Annabel, leave this one to me.

Annabel laugh. The tension in her shoulders eased a bit. "Fine. But

"Wouldn't dream of it."

in her eyes. Was Effie really going to hit her? She spun around, looking for an escape-only

spoke first, his voice cold. "You're not

to

to hit a pregnant woman? Aren't you

raising her hand. "Why would he need to? The one

Suzan hard across the

stunned, a ringing silence filling her

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