Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Stella's grip on her phone tightened, her voice steady but filled with shock.

"How would I know? You left in such a hurry. Is something wrong at the office?"

"Liz is missing."

"What? Wasn't Liz performing in Summer City? How could she just vanish?"

"She disappeared right before the show."

"Where could she have gone? Do you think she's upset because you were with me at the dinner and couldn't be there for her performance?"

Stella spoke with a soft, soothing tone, her words earnest. Yet, her palm was sweaty, and her eyes darkened.

Her welcome-back dinner had turned into a farce.

even though her parents tried their best to lighten the mood, the guests

her, saying she

"Is Liz's phone off too? Don't worry too much, Remington.

were cold, yet he responded gently, "Sorry to disturb your welcome-back dinner. I'll make it up to you with a gift

bit, "It's okay. Just focus on finding Liz first. Girls need to be coddled sometimes. You talk to her. I

softly, his voice warm. But his handsome face was devoid of any

hanging up, Remington instructed Ray, "Keep a

you think this has something to do with the West

was missing. Most people

out the possibility that Lizetta's disappearance made him feel everyone was

Stella. The West family has a motive. Check where Hogan and Jerome are too. Liz couldn't have vanished into thin

any accomplices. That way, she couldn't have gone far

over Summer City

down during Lizetta's disappearance, with too many people backstage to narrow down suspects, and the bustling city streets offered

City, a

with its myriad exits