Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

However, just as Lizetta began to move, Remington suddenly quickened his pace. The man took the stairs two at a time, quickly disappearing from sight. Downstairs, Sophia and two clerks were chatting by the stairwell, waiting. When they saw Remington coming down, Sophia immediately approached him.

"Did everything meet your expectations, Mr. Dashiell? Would you like Mrs. Dashiell to try on a couple more dresses?"

Remington, on his phone, responded with a deep voice, "I'll be right out; take him to the hospital. I'll ask in person."

He seemed to brush past Sophia without hearing her, striding briskly out of the bridal shop.

A Maybach was parked outside, Ray got out to open the rear door for Remington, who bent down to get into the car, and Ray walked around to the other side and got in.

Remington immediately asked in a stern voice, "Is the news reliable? Have you checked its authenticity?"

A message had just come from the border. A villager claimed that sixteen years ago, he had seen a girl with a severed finger, burning with fever, abandoned in the mountains near their village. Based on the timing and location, it all matched up with when Stella had disappeared. It was very likely that the girl was Stella.

been brought back to Zion City by their men, and naturally,

the bush, insisting on seeing you before spilling the beans. But

But he prayed this time it was true, to bring Stella back as soon as

inhumane torture somewhere, he found it

his gaze towards the window, his eyes piercing through the void towards the bridal

Once I find Stella, I'll tell everyone

try a different style? What do you think?" Sophia said with a smile as she came upstairs and

snapped back to reality and smiled at her, "All

again. Knowing what she was looking for, Sophia quickly said, "Looking for Mr. Dashiell? He

behind like this. Her smile slowly faded as she nodded

help me take my measurements, Sophia?

lost the interest to try on