Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Cassius felt like he had narrowly escaped disaster. He tugged at his collar, trying to catch his breath, only to notice the blotchy red marks on his neck.

Yolanda, that woman, was a real piece of work.

Cold-hearted and utterly ruthless!

Remington slammed his phone down on the desk, his brows furrowed deeply.

"Mr. Remington Dashiell, isn't Ms. Yolanda willing to help? This Hogan guy is bad news, getting too close to your wife is extremely dangerous. Maybe it's better if you talk to her yourself," Ray suggested, noticing Remington's angry expression.

Ray had just discovered why Shirley had been avoiding Hogan.

Recently, Shirley's beloved border collie, which she had for over seven years, had mysteriously disappeared.

Shirley had been furious, lashing out at the servants and even offering a hefty reward for the dog's return.

When Shirley visited Hogan, he invited her to his lab. There, she found him using a dog for his experiment.

with some substance, was violently crashing its head against the

Hogan proceeded to dissect it in front of Shirley, extracting

the corpse back together, intending

loved him, I should understand and respect his work. He prefers women who share his interests. I suppressed my

Kaka. Every time I close my eyes, I see him coming at me with that scalpel. I can't love him anymore. Let him go be with Lizetta

state when she talked about Hogan while drunk, realizing

wouldn't scare off an unwanted suitor in

capable of harming animals in such a way couldn't possibly be mentally

kept away from Lizetta at

few more undercover guards watch over Liz. And

Remington's concern deepened. He

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take her

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go to her, Lizetta would likely see it as another