Chapter 502

Elias had known Mimi for enough years that he was at least well-acquainted with her temperament—she was straightforward and sometimes a little too fierce, but she was ultimately a kind-hearted gal who would not have flipped a table on an innocent bystander. Honestly, asking Elias to believe Britney was a tall order.

“Mimi and I go way back, and she’s nothing like what you’ve described. You misunderstood her, I think,” he said.

Britney paused, startled at Elias’ palpable incredulity. She swiftly retreated into her well-practiced affectation of wronged innocence, though, arguing, “Maybe she’s nice only to you, but she’s pretty mean to me this morning. Look, I’m not badmouthing her if you think this is what I’m doing. I just think she should be better than this, and I wouldn’t have said any of it if I wasn’t trying to help.”

Elias’ eyebrows started to crease. For some reason, hearing another woman picking on Mimi’s foibles irritated him. “I have no idea if helping is what you think you