Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 66

“Who is this chick? Not giving Ms. Hawthorne any respect, huh? Not afraid her high horse will throw her back out?” Celebrity Lulu chimed in.

Since Evelina was Remington’s date, she looked to butter her up and earn some good karma.

The vibe instantly got more awkward.

Lizetta gave Remington an icy stare; not intending to go in, she just said, “Can you come out for a sec?”

Remington’s lips were tightly pursed, and his eyes were frosty.

The dude was sitting there, with his legs crossed, idly swirling his wine glass and not budging an inch.

The place was lit up, booze flowing, with beauties and gents everywhere, and there he was, sitting like he owned the place, his sharp feature exuding this exclusive aura – he was definitely the center of attention.

He didn’t say a word, didn’t move, and nobody dared to make a peep.

The tension was worse than before, and this unbearable silence made Lizetta wish she could just turn around. and bolt.

But Thaddeus was counting on her rescue, so walking away wasn’t an option.

With her lips pressed together, she tried again: “I kinda need to…”

That’s when Remington finally spoke up, “Who told you to come here? If you’ve got business, we can talk later.”

His words might as well have been “You’re not welcome here, now scram.”

Lizetta felt a chill creeping up her spine. She shouldn’t have come, and this was utterly humiliating.

and he didn’t expect things to go

shoulder to keep her

Remi? No wonder he’s been sulking all night. Now you can’t leave, right? Come on,

at which Timothy’s girls come and go, you trying to offload Remi

Timothy shot back with a

her eyes flickering. She knew exactly why Remington was being so cold

invited you. After all

welcome back

the news that he was returning to the country, but she didn’t realize it was tonight.

tonight, she had to sort it out, so she let herself be half–dragged to the couch.

to Remington, “Sit by me, sis. Let’s

herself between her and Remington.

whole vibe got even colder, and his grip on the wine

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treated Lizetta like she was invisible, and she sure as hell didn’t want to throw

strode over to a solitary armchair on the edge, and said,

to fame; she stood up and started to sway gracefully, as if she was ready to wow everyone.

music started again, and the room came back to life, but

were

from the very first, she was never really one of them.

guy over her, and the Dashiell

a sister, who was drop–dead gorgeous and precious, and Zion

Remington was protective, and with the age difference, he didn’t bring Lizetta out much. The young gents there