Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 80

Daniel’s smile froze, and he was utterly humiliated. Linda, a waitress dressed as a maid, sidled up to him.

“Mr. March, Lizetta’s playing hard to get. She’s not into these flowers, but I sure am. How about you give them to me instead?”

Linda was easy on the eyes, and normally, Daniel would’ve jumped at the chance with such a beauty throwing herself at him.

But ever since he laid eyes on Lizetta, she’s all he can think about.

with

a rare gem right in front of him, all other jewels just look like plain rocks.

“Scram!” he snapped angrily.

Linda couldn’t save face and ran off crying, her hands covering her face.

And Evelina, watching from a car across the street, caught the whole scene.

This morning. April stumbled upon a video on a short video platform titled “The Most Beautiful Mermaid” and showed it to her. That was how she found out Lizetta was doing mermaid gigs here.

She came to check it out for herself and didn’t expect to catch such an entertaining scene.

“Wow, the young madam of the Dashiell family, slumming it as a mermaid to make ends meet. Looks like Lizetta’s not having a grand time with the Dashiell family,” she said with a satisfied chuckle, leaning back in her

seat.

April, sitting beside her, chimed in. “She’s got no family backing her up, and her reputation’s in the gutter. How could she be taken seriously? Not like you, Evelina, born with a silver spoon.”

in, and whispered some

careful with

time, she was determined to ruin Lizetta once and

she had missed several

back immediately, Yolanda picked up right

to get to the hospital now. I’ve arranged a

Lizetta was taken aback.

to explain. Hurry over, they’ve started shooting. The director’s on my

about not having

a taxi to the hospital.

might be a bit of a loudmouth, but she’s reliable. Sure

later, Lizetta sat in the gynecology waiting room, a bit on edge and fidgeting with her fingers, when she heard a

you doing here?”

a pregnant woman with a big belly standing in front of her,

Are you here for a checkup?”

was about four or five months along, not showing much, but now

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blown–up

grabbed Uzette. “Yeah, I have a relative who works in OB/GYN here, so I registered. What

the could continue, ber number was called over the loudspeaker, She

the checkup first and we can catch up

saving Lizette relieved

was looking at a o see Lys had sent

the OB/GYN sign and half the people in