Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Remington grabbed the smartphone and hit play on the video.

Cedric wasn't wrong - Lizetta had only rushed back because of the mess Yolanda found herself in. Yolanda, that poor thing, always the bearer of good news and never the bad. If it hadn't been for Hamilton spilling the beans to Lizetta, she would've been in the dark about the whole debacle Yolanda was embroiled in.

When Lizetta made it to Pine Villa, the place was swarming with media vultures, all hoping to catch a glimpse of Yolanda, who was effectively trapped in her own home. Reporters were camped out in the hallway, banging on her door relentlessly, when suddenly, a voice cut through the tension.

"Move it, move it! Hamilton's love life's blown wide open. Seems he's shacking up with a mystery lady, right here in this very complex. Let's get moving, we might catch them in the act. This is front-page gold, folks, the kind that keeps on giving for days!"

"Seriously? Are we really this lucky?"

"You bet. It's all over the trending searches. Look it up if you don't believe me. I heard Hamilton's car was spotted heading this way. Let's go, or we'll miss out."

Since his debut three years ago, Hamilton had been a major force in the industry, his popularity only skyrocketing with time. Yolanda, still a budding star, couldn't hope to compete with Hamilton's draw, especially with juicy rumors of a secret romance and cohabitation swirling around him. In an instant, the reporters who had been hounding Yolanda's doorstep scattered, fearing they'd miss out on scooping the bigger story. Those who couldn't squeeze into the elevator dashed for the stairs.

No sooner had they left than Lizetta emerged from another elevator and quickly knocked on Yolanda's door. Yolanda flung it open. "Lizetta."

friend's face. The memory of that video, with Mrs. Davis and her bodyguards barging in and striking Yolanda, filled

draw the media away. Let's get out

them down to the

"That looks like Yolanda!"

her,

of reporters charged their way. Lizetta hadn't expected any reporters to

with

through under-the-table deals.

cheap. Did Charles buy this place

and unforgiving. Lizetta's eyes were icy as

of

you even. bothered to verify any of it, or is it all just baseless accusations

for her driver to come around, but for some reason, he hadn't

there's a rumor going around that you're carrying