Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

A carefree and light-hearted laugh.

The sound of her laughter made his heart swell and ache with a bittersweet longing. It was like a weary traveler on the brink of dehydration in a desert, finally spotting an oasis.

"Take it easy," Remington whispered softly, leaning in closer, driven by his emotions and longing to kiss her lips, to capture that fleeting smile.

But just as he was about to close the gap, Lizetta sharply raised her hand.

Remington's intended kiss landed on the tips of Lizetta's fingers instead, sending a thrilling shiver through him from the point of contact.

Lizetta quickly withdrew her hand and pushed Remington away, stepping back as she did.

"You're pushing your luck again!" she exclaimed, turning her gaze to the car window, effectively ignoring him.

He talked about starting over, yet he was eager to put a full stop on a page that wasn't even fully drafted. She thought to herself, life isn't that simple!

Seeing her ears turn slightly red, Remington couldn't help but smirk.

He tapped on the three books he was holding and said with a laugh, "Alright, I'll hit the books first. Once I ace this 'Gentleman 101' test you've got for me, then we'll see about moving to the next step." Lizetta couldn't help but smile at his words, but her thoughts quickly shifted to Yolanda, causing her smile to fade.

If Yolanda were firmly against this, she wouldn't hurt her for Remington's sake.

The mess Remington made was his to clean up.

Pine Villa and waited until evening, not only did Yolanda not show up, but she also received news that the girl had flown to Windale

for a leading role in a big production and was taking it very seriously, planning to stay there

might affect Yolanda's mood, Lizetta chose to remain silent over

she'd wait for Yoli to return from Windale, by which time she and Remington would have finalized their

and the words left unsaid might as well have been unnecessary, perhaps even deemed futile by

meeting and left his office

going over the schedule for the

but instead towards

going to be another late night at

been setting a relentless pace, first with his work ethic and

the same

the pressure; he'd been googling hair loss prevention

the office door, Remington stopped and

"Go home," he said.

stay a bit longer, maybe help

because I'm about to

alaternity leave. You're single,

to get

Cedric was speechless.

leave? That was

leave, wasn't that