Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

"Speak up!"

Cassius, growing impatient with Yolanda's silence, furrowed his brow.

Yolanda forced a smile, hiding the bitter sting in her heart. "Mr. Sterling, as long as you're not turning your love into hate, I'm fine with it. I couldn't handle that."

Her breezy attitude made Cassius's expression darken instantly. He grabbed Yolanda's wrist, frustrated. He wanted to ask her how she could be so indifferent after their breakup, how she could move on so quickly and start dating others.

Just as he was about to speak, there was a knock at the door.

"Mr. Sterling, the doctor has arrived. We're coming in."

Yolanda quickly scrambled off Cassius, making way as the doctor entered, carrying a medical bag.

She stepped back to the side of the couch to give the doctor room.

The doctor approached. "Lie down, please. Let me examine you..."

his stethoscope, but Cassius stopped him. "No need for that. It's not my internal organs

was a stomach issue?"

at Yolanda. "I'm about to be examined. Do you want to stay

mind; she'd seen it all before. If the doctor had been any later, she might have already started examining Cassius herself. But with the doctor present, the situation felt a bit awkward with three

hesitated for a moment

the

closed, the doctor looked even more confused. "So, what exactly is

dismissively. "There's no real issue. Just follow my lead when

as Cassius explained further, his face grew even more

Yolanda and

Yolanda sent the maid away and pressed her ear to the door, trying to catch any sound from inside. But whether

she debated whether to sneak a peek by cracking the door, someone gently tapped her shoulder. A voice whispered

chest and turned to find Lizetta watching her with a mischievous glint

Yolanda exhaled, "Shh."

Cassius, did you? A broken bone? What happened that