Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Lizetta spun around, a flash of surprise crossing her face, "How did you get in here?"

She frowned and glanced outside, certain she had asked the Madden family's security to keep watch.

Remington steadied her before she could protest, quickly withdrawing his hand afterwards.

He rubbed his fingers together where they had touched her waist, as if her warmth and softness lingered there.

"I told your guards I was worried about you and just wanted to check in. Guess they thought I looked trustworthy enough to let me through."

Lizetta thought he was full of it but didn't have the evidence to prove otherwise. Besides, this wasn't the time to get hung up on that.

Her gaze shifted back to Stella, who had pushed her away only to collapse on the floor herself.

Drunk beyond belief, Stella sprawled on the ground, her body covered in vomit.

"Cough, cough... blargh..."

Choking on her own vomit, Stella struggled to get up only to vomit again.

"Stella, was Hans sent by the West family? Tell me!"

Lizetta, furious, moved closer and crouched down, grabbing Stella by her shirt collar.

"Blargh!"

eyes rolling back,

her, Stella's

pulling Lizetta away just

too wasted to give

looked down at Stella sprawled on the floor,

West family, I wouldn't have had to dig so

stopped investigating

been meticulously cleaned up. There

hard evidence, it was all just speculation, no matter how

believe it. She

where the janitor's closet was, Inside, there

picked up the empty bucket and filled it with

strong

see Remington already turning around with

"You..."

was slightly stunned, but Remington just looked at her

she intended to do with the water, and she was surprised he was going to help. Lizetta

Splash.

water was dumped on Stella in one