Chapter 340

Effie finally remembered why that phone number looked so familiar. It was almost identical to Mitchell's old number, except for the last two digits.

Was Mitchell some kind of creep? He knew she'd blocked him, so he got a new number just to keep bothering her—and even picked one that was nearly the same. Was he hoping she'd notice, or was he just desperate for attention?

Disgust twisted her stomach. Same place as always? Was he out of his mind?

The message left her nauseous. She'd been enjoying her meal, but just reading those words made her lose her appetite.

Lyman noticed the shift in her mood right away. He gently placed a hand on her shoulder and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing," Effie replied.

She'd planned to just block Mitchell's new number and be done with it.

But then she remembered something her grandmother had said. After a moment's thought, she handed her phone to Lyman and said, "I wasn't planning to hide it. Honestly, it's just a trivial annoyance to me, but I can't believe someone could be this gross."

When Lyman realized what was going on, his eyes darkened, and a dangerous glint flashed across his face.

He clenched his fists, jaw tight. "If he wants to meet, then let's meet."

his calmness. Was he really that easygoing about it, or was he already planning something

Effie handed it

single

to Effie's grandmother. "We're going out for a bit. Thought we'd spend some time

grandmother smiled, clearly pleased to

asked, "So where exactly is

face tightened. "I think... it's the amusement park where I

had

she

screamed, s walked

with

a calm, expressionless face.

drew Mitchell to her

became a tradition-they'd return to that amusement

be shut down. Business had

she was surprised to find the amusement park still standing. The rides had been upgraded, and everything

of confusion crossed

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