Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Liz brushed off Remington's hand like she'd been zapped, straightening up but with the tips of her ears hidden beneath her messy hair warming slightly. She couldn't tell if the blush was from the awkward encounter or his words just moments ago. But she was definitely not pleased with her reaction.

Frowning, she looked up to stare at the back of Cedric's head, about to demand an explanation when he glanced in the rearview mirror, his voice laced with panic and apology.

"Ma'am, I'm so sorry about that. Some rich kid in a sports car was weaving through traffic like a maniac, nearly caused us to rear-end him twice. My apologies, are you alright?"

Seeing the genuine worry and regret in Cedric's eyes, Liz couldn't help but feel like she'd accidentally hopped into a dodgy ride.

Before she could say anything, Remington coldly interjected, "If you can't drive, consider your bonus gone!"

Cedric trembled, "Yes, sir."

front of a three-story villa. Remington got out, "This is it. It's chilly outside; stay in the car.

lights on the first floor,

followed suit and got out of the car. Whether Yolanda was here or not, Liz was done with

Remington's tall figure enter the courtyard, quickly followed by a servant who came out to greet him.

servant hasn't

a penthouse a couple of streets over at Nova Harmony Inc. Let's head there and continue our search," Remington signated for Liz to

laughed. Did Mr. Dashiell, with his busy schedule, really plan to go from place to place with her all night looking for

genuinely wanted to

into it. She was being naive letting him lead her on this witd

Yolanda might

walk towards her own car when Remington said, "The Madden family's driver isn't familiar