Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 101

After Lizetta had breakfast and just got into her car, her phone rang – it was Yolanda.

She saw the news from the neighborhood chat group and was worried sick, so she asked

for leave from the set and bolted.

Lizetta met her at the café, and they’d barely exchanged a few words when the landlord called, sounding really ticked off, demanding Yolanda get back ASAP.

Lizetta went with Yolanda back to the apartment, only to find their stuff chucked outside, all haphazard and messy. And to top it off, the landlord refused to refund over four

months‘ worth of rent.

“The place nearly turned into a haunted house, and I let you off easy not suing your butts! Renting to people like you was like bad karma! Thinking of getting your rent back? Dream

on!”

The landlord was this hefty woman, nearly 200 pounds, hands on hips and looking fierce.

“What do you mean ‘people like us‘?”

Yolanda was fuming. She got the landlord being mad, and she came back all sincere, ready to talk it out, anything to sort things out.

But the landlord was being nasty and throwing insults – who could stand that?

“All spooked up, up to no good, causing a ruckus chasing men, and you still got the nerve to ask me?!”

a look of utter disdain, as if she was staring at

her, but saying things about Lizetta was off–limits Yolanda lost

you fricking brain–dead or just lacking any sense of critical thinking? Blaming the victim – you’re

and the landlord stumbled helplessly, getting scared and collapsing

Someone’s gonna murder

wanted to drag her to the neighborhood committee to settle this, but then the

it? Today you’re

“Stop! You’re the eight–time boxing champ, unbeatable across the city! If you hit her, at the very least she’ll

for provoking you? Lucky for you, you were a minor then and avoided a record. Please, keep

around,

she really that badass?

menacingly, “Let go! I’ve got to teach

usually not easy to fool, but she had just seen some medals and trophies while packing up, which

hard, standing her ground.

and I won’t rent if

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term, you have no right to evict someone

up the stairwell. Lizetta turned

then addressed the landlord, “I’m their lawyer, Hogan White; here to deal with this

of composed and meticulous

more, and Yolanda, unsatisfied, yanked Hogan aside, raising her fist, “You’re early. Go downstairs. After I’ve knocked some sense into her, you can

the landlord and Lizetta were speechless. Hogan paused too, and