Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Remington had always been Cassius's ride-or-die, but he'd never seen Remington this messed up before. Naturally, he was going to stand by his brother.

But Yolanda wasn't having any of it. She spun around, grabbed Cassius, and started shoving him towards the door, fuming.

"Even if Remington turns into a complete nutcase, what's it got to do with Liz? He should be knocking on WestHawthorne's door, not Liz's! She didn't ask him to go out to the boonies! Now get out of here." Cassius, though pushed, wasn't ready to back down. He looked at Lizetta, frowning.

"Sis, you really have nothing to say?"

Thinking about the years of camaraderie between Lizetta and Remington, and how Lizetta used to care so much about him, Cassius figured she'd soften up.

Yet, in her hospital bed, Lizetta didn't even blink. She just said coldly,

"Then please let him know not every self-sacrifice works."

let badass Remington give up,

"Sis, you got it all wrong, it's not a stunt! And it wasn't Remington who

took a

man straight out but Cassius, having sparred with her before, dodged at the last second,

also got dragged out of

movie star, for heaven's sake. Holding a woman's leg and not letting go in public, have

with one leg in Cassius's

he dodged again, quickly

and resisted, but Cassius neutralized every

realized, this guy must've gone somewhere to level up his combat

could hold her own against Cassius with her moves, neither of them getting the upper hand, but now with Cassius's sudden improvement, the physical difference between men and women became

herself

maneuvered Yolanda into the

if Remington was rough with Yolanda, Lizetta would only resent him more. Yolanda, the fierce tiger mom, would only