Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

"I'm just trying to comfort you, okay? Why are you getting all worked up? It's like you actually want there to be a problem," Cassius huffed, his chest heaving with frustration.

"If something really goes wrong, you're stuck with me for life! Just thinking about that possibility makes me feel hopeless. It's like life's lost all its meaning!"

Yolanda paused her brisk cleaning, caught off guard.

So, the thought of spending a lifetime with her made him this upset and hopeless, huh? Well, that was quite something.

"Don't worry. If there really is an issue, I'll sell everything I own to get you treated!"

Cassius let out a sarcastic laugh. "Like I need your money for treatment."

Yolanda, irritated, shot back, "Then what do you want?"

"Yolanda, what's with your attitude? You injured me! I could charge you with assault, you know."

Cassius was clearly displeased. Here he was, suffering, and Yolanda couldn't even muster a bit of patience or pretense of concern. He was so annoyed he wanted to drag her to bed, pin her down, and show her just what it meant to take responsibility.

No, he had to stop thinking like that.

His blood was pumping, and the pain from his not-yet-healed injuries flared up again.

"So, what do you want me to do?" Yolanda frowned, feeling a bit helpless.

been the one to say, with an expression of agony, that he didn't want

financial compensation, so what else

eyes

planning on taking my leg as revenge, are

"What would I do with your leg? It's too short to even make a decent

calling me short? My

she couldn't tolerate being

"Who are you calling

adding insult to injury. Was this

Cassius suddenly grabbed Yolanda's

it felt like

Wit. His entire

might

and

once, was genuinely afraid.

didn't mean it

me just check if the

tried to stand and escape, but Cassius didn't let

away!

forward, reaching for the phone on

and the

She couldn't afford that.