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?!”

once–over with a look of utter disdain, as if she was

was off–limits Yolanda lost

thinking? Blaming the victim – you’re so ‘enlightened‘, aren’t you?

landlord stumbled helplessly, getting scared and collapsing on the stairs,

Someone’s gonna

then the landlord suddenly

is it? Today you’re gonna

champ, unbeatable across the city! If you hit

you? Lucky for you, you were a minor then and avoided a

turned around, completely

really that badass?

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

but she had just seen some medals and trophies while packing up, which seemed

hard, standing her

house, and I won’t

5 ? P & 50 IS I

you have no right to evict

voice echoed up the stairwell. Lizetta turned to see Hogan, clad in a gray suit, climbing

then addressed the landlord, “I’m their lawyer, Hogan

that elite vibe, the kind of composed and meticulous aura shared by doctors and

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

Hogan paused