Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 716

Chapter 716

He chuckled at himself, no longer paying attention to his foolish brother. Leaning forward to pour himself a glass of bourbon, he thought, "Being this dumb, he's beyond saving. Maybe it's time to deal with Yolanda's mess myself."

But the moment he stopped engaging, Cassius seemed to become uneasy, inching closer to Remington. "Remi, why the cold shoulder?"

Remington remained silent, prompting an awkward and defiant response from Cassius. "Fine! If Remi won't deal with it, that's cool. I'm his brother, right? When your bro's been cuckolded, you're supposed to stand with him..."

Remington, disgusted, kicked Cassius, this time with real force. Cassius, completely unprepared, was sent flying off the couch, crashing onto the floor.

Looking up in disbelief, he exclaimed, "Remi!?"

Sipping his bourbon, Remington stated, "Get it straight. In this matter, I'm backing Yolanda."

to understand that Remington was referring to his alliance

retorted, "Even as her ex, you wanna play the protective brother? Lizetta-no, it's Florence

as well, Cassius

term "ex-brother-in-law" today, hence the bar drinking. Hearing Cassius bring it up again, his

that look, knew he couldn't

announced loudly, "Remi, Cass, there's a brawl downstairs involving your ladies." "What woman do I have?!"

couldn't afford to provoke Remington,

Timothy continued, amused, "Litchi and Ms. Yolanda. Since Ms. Yolanda isn't your lady, Cass, I guess I won't bother

Timothy could finish, Remington strode past him out of the room, with Cassius cursing under his breath

main lounge. Rewinding

was Margaret's "frenemy's" birthday,

as the girls were suggesting calling in some new heartthrobs from their company

their chatter, ready to lash out, but froze when they saw Mrs. Davis storm in with several bodyguards. The

face fell as