Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

"That Dr. Shawn is a plastic surgeon, and he himself looks like he's straight out of a boy band. Wouldn't surprise me if he's had some work done too."

Remington added, "And you know, doctors are always swamped. And with

Yolanda aiming for the spotlight, jetting from one film set to another, she's no less busy. Two people that tied up, how's that gonna work?"

It kind of made sense.

Lizetta pondered, yet something felt off. She turned, eyeing Remington with suspicion.

"Why are you so bitter about Dr. Shawn?"

Remington wouldn't admit to it, his expression unflinching.

"I'm just laying out the facts. Didn't you ask for my opinion just now?"

Dr. Shawn clearly wasn't the right match for Yolanda.

Because, the moment Lizetta had stepped away, he managed to scare off the pretty boy.

Convinced by Remington, Lizetta turned back.

"I'll go check on Yoli."

Reaching the restroom door, Remington let go.

Lizetta hurried inside, with Remington finally breathing a sigh of relief.

However, Lizetta didn't find Yolanda in the restroom.

Not really a surprise, considering it had been almost half an hour since Yolanda had left, way beyond the time needed for a makeup touch-up.

Worried, Lizetta called Yolanda, but got no answer.

Emerging from the restroom, she found Remington leaning against the wall, idly scrolling through his phone.

Seeing her furrowed brows, he straightened up. "Couldn't find her? Don't worry, she's a grown woman, and we're in a reputable diner. She couldn't have just

vanished into thin air."

Lizetta also felt that if Yolanda had to leave for some reason, she would have at least mentioned it.

The sudden disappearance and radio silence could only mean one thing... perhaps...

She ran into a mad dog?

"Could you check with Cassius?"

Lizetta urged, looking towards Remington.

Without hesitation, Remington dialed Cassius.

The phone càng for what seemed like forever until Cassius's

voice finally came thre

s to wh

"Remi, I'm on set, what's up?"

Just as he spoke, the sound of something heavy hitting the floor echoed in the background.

Lizetta had a bad feeling about this. She tugged on Remington's sleeve.noveldrama

"Are you not with Yolanda?"

Remington asked, his voice deep.

"I'm honestly on set. How could I be with her? Gotta go, about to shoot a scene..." Thud, thud!

The sound of something heavy falling was heard again.

Lizetta instinctively felt it was Yolanda.

Too coincidental.

Yoli was just about to go on a blind date, and now she's unreachable.

Lizetta snatched the phone, "Cassius, did you take Yoli? If

you've

forgive you, you-hey?"

thing to her, I'll never elet

Before she could finish, the line went dead. Cassius had hung up.

Clutching the phone, Lizetta was livid, her fingers rapidly redialing.

This time, the phone went straight to voicemail.

Lizetta's heart was filled with worry and rage.

"It has to be Cassius. Why else would he act so guilty, shutting off his phone like that?"

Lizetta glared at Remington, "It's all

your fa

If you hadn't been such a

bad influence, maybe Cassius

wouldn't have thought to lock Yoli up too!"

Remington, "..."

Just when he thought he was in the clear, he finds himself with the blame again.

He felt so wronged, small, and helpless.