Chapter 492

Lyman's brow furrowed, his tone curt. "No need."

"Lyman, I swear I didn't mean for this to happen. If I'd known Effie would show up now, I never would have "

A flash of irritation flickered in Lyman's eyes. He cut Isabel off. "I said, there's no need."

He turned to Luther. "Take her back to her apartment."

Isabel stared after Lyman's retreating figure, her gaze hardening. Her fists clenched at her sides.

"Of course," Luther replied. Turning to Isabel, he said, "Miss Isabel, let me drive you home."

Isabel forced a gracious smile, masking her frustration. "Thank you, Luther. Sorry for the trouble."

Luther kept his tone polite, but distant. "It's no trouble. That's what I'm here for."

had been there to see it, she would have noticed just how determined Lyman

time he arrived, the apartment was dark; Nita and the others had already gone upstairs

the blacked-out windows, pulling out his phone to call Effie

wave of helplessness and

the alcohol, her mind wouldn't

had already started snoring, the sound echoing through the

room.

Nita, but Nita didn't even

desperate, Effie gave her a sharper kick. Nita jolted awake. "Huh?

snoring. Could you sleep

over, drifting right back into slumber.

sitting together in the car outside her building, kept replaying in

bringing her home? Weren't they supposed to leave Isabel's situation for Lindy Etheridge to handle-both of them stepping

if that was the plan, then what on earth was happening

Effie tried to talk herself out of overthinking, her mind kept running

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