Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 65

This call just wasn’t getting picked up, no matter how long it rang.

Lizetta kept dialing over and over, but got no answer from the other side.

Couldn’t tell if he just didn’t see it, or if he was purposely giving her the cold shoulder as a lesson.

“Badass Remington not picking up the phone? Just like him!” Yolanda gritted her teeth.

“Did you tick off Remington or what? Spit

it out!” Jolin was so anxious that she started shoving Lizetta around.

Lizetta stumbled from the push; her bag hit the deck, and out tumbled a divorce agreement.

It was a fresh copy she’d made, signed and ready to be slapped in Remington’s face the next time she saw him. to make him sign it.

Jolin picked it up and stared at Lizetta in disbelief.

“What the heck did you do to get dumped by Remington? The sky is falling! Go beg him to take you back, get on your knees if you have to, go!”

Lizetta was just so drained, and this was her own mother.

Her daughter’s getting divorced, and she’s not worried about the hurt but about losing the glitz and glam.

Lizetta shook off Jolin, “Go kneel yourself!”

Jolin stumbled back; as she was about to blow a fuse, she locked eyes with Lizetta’s steely gaze and froze.

She was the type to bully the weak but cower before the strong, so she chickened out.

stand by and watch her big brother get kicked out of the hospital, so she grabbed Yolanda’s hand.

said, “You go ahead, I’ve got this. I’ll make sure nothing happens to your

her phone and rush out of the hospital.

the evening,

biggest den of iniquity in Zion City, where all the high rollers

that Remington had a shindig here

club was no place for just anyone; Lizetta waited outside,

as usual, with bangs covering his devil–may–care brows – oozing

thanks a million.”

prettier than two years ago. Come on, let me sneak you

at a secluded VIP

paused and filled her in.

guys downstairs a heads up. From now on, you can come straight to this VIP room. It’s just for the bros to hang out, not open to the public. Wanna see Remi?

“Thanks, Timothy.”

but she didn’t really think

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and Remington were done, their worlds would be totally

the door, and out spilled the

Evelina for sure. Lizetta’s been

a given. Lizetta’s like his own flesh and blood. Even if there’s no love between them, there’s sibling affection, right? Remi used to spoil her rotten, promising the moon

feet froze at

inside kept going,

Remi being protective! Even his pets get the

it was Cassius‘

a retort, but all she got was a man’s mocking, indifferent tone.

you know I’m protective, then zip it!”

skin, and the blood it drew was as cold