Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 29

Cedric stood cautiously by the car, piping up gingerly.

“Boss, the missus might not have caught your drift. Want me to go fetch her?”

“No need, just drive!” The man’s deep voice was the epitome of indifference.

Not daring to chitchat, Cedric hopped in the car and took off.

As the car slowly passed the slender figure on the roadside, the man’s cold sneer followed.

“What, no grub and the car won’t go?”

Sweat beaded on Cedric’s forehead, and just as he floored it, a big box came flying in from behind.

“Dump it.”

Cedric slowed down in a hurry and turned to see a cake box wedged between the seats; his face was a picture of hesitation.

Remington leaned back in his seat, with his eyes slightly lifting, and gave Cedric the

once–over.

“She doesn’t give a hoot about it; the alley cats and dogs aren’t so fussy.”

Cedric, with a heavy heart, stepped out and ditched the cake box on the curb.

Just then, Lizetta walked up, and Cedric quickly whispered under his breath.

“Madam, it was the boss‘ orders.”

course, and

there went

eyes – all glitz on

picked up the cake.

Remington silently watched this unfold, and the corners of his lips

watched Lizetta come towards him

reached for the door handle, ready to open it for her, but Lizetta walked straight to

stand in front of the car, locking eyes with

a brow, gave a little smile, and flipped

glass, and it

on the hood, leaned in and

the back seat came an icy stare,

just hop into his

of an engine drew near as a biker kid in a black leather jacket pulled up beside the car, then he rested a

using a million–dollar windshield as a

blonde locks and red lips as well as heing eyes

distractingly gorgeous, and the kid’s whistle died before it

worthy of

off the hood and strode over

patted the kid’s shoulder.

triumphing over a multimillion–dollar

who got

digging this plot.” The kid shouted

and with a thunderous rev,

of the car, only catching a glimpse of

gaping at a windshield smeared with a few strokes of cream