Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

"Mama D, as mothers, you have to see what's happening here. Lizetta, she's not just ignoring me, her own mom, but she's letting one of the help push me around. Look at me, I'm all bruised up from it... Let go!"

Daisy struggled once more, her hand swiping across Zora's face in the process.

Hanna's face turned stormy as she barked at Zora, "Let her go!"

It wasn't that she felt sorry for Daisy; she just thought the whole scene was embarrassingly tacky. If Daisy wanted to leave, Hanna thought she should just disappear quietly. As the matriarch of the Dashiell household, Mrs. Hanna Dashiell had always carried an aura of authority.

Zora flinched, panic flashing across her face, ready to release Daisy.

Lizetta quickly interjected, "Don't let her go!"

Zora, acting on instinct, tightened her grip. With her strength from years of caregiving, Daisy had no chance of breaking free.

Daisy's eyes burned with desperation as she appealed to Hanna again.

her own mother, and doesn't even respect you, her mother-in-law.

then don't," Lizetta cut in

heard about me and Remington filing for divorce. If you really can't bear to let me go and still want to act as my mother-in-law, I could reconsider the divorce

threatening me?!" Hanna's face

just smiled lightly,

reminder that since she was no longer going to be her daughter-in-law, it was best to stay out of her business. Hanna gave a cold laugh through gritted teeth and turned away from Daisy's complaints, addressing Lizetta instead. "Stella saved you; she's your lifesaver. If

Was being a lifesaver that easy? Although grateful to Stella, she couldn't help

Hanna didn't give her a chance to argue

Zora. "The recorder, she has

pillow. After Jolin left, I tried to retrieve it, but

Zora explained.

shot Daisy a cold look and

thoroughly searching Daisy, even shaking out her dropped wig and hat, the recorder was nowhere to