Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

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Lizetta was taken aback and rushed forward, grabbing the man’s outstretched hand and executing a classic Judo throw.

Bam!

The man hit the ground, with the cotton candy falling beside him.

Lizetta kicked the cotton candy away as if it was the poisoned apple that killed Snow White.

She quickly pulled Joseph to her side, examining him up and down with concern.

“Joseph, are you Okay?”

“Liz, I’m fine, but he..” Joseph pointed to the man lying on the ground.

Lizetta glanced over, and there the man was, still lying there, tall and thin with long arms and legs. Meeting her gaze, he weakly waved his right hand.

“Miss, come on, I did help you once. Did you have to go all WWE on me?”

Lizetta recognized the voice she was always sensitive to voices and quickly remembered.

“It’s you! The motorbike guy from the that day?”

The man smirked, raising his eyebrows. He had a pair of deep, captivating eyes and was wearing a large mask, looking clean and handsome with a particularly dazzling smile.

*Liz, you misunderstood; he’s my classmate Nancy Madden’s uncle.”

At that moment, a little girl in a puffy dress, holding a cotton candy just like the one on the ground, ran over with wide eyes of surprise.

“Why are you lying on the ground?”

Hamilton Madden, looking a bit embarrassed, reached out to Lizetta, “I think I broke my waist. Mind lending a hand?”

He stayed put on the ground, attracting stares from the surrounding crowd. Lizetta was worried he might have actually hurt himself.

She grabbed his hand, but in the next second, Hamilton used his waist and abdomen to spring up, pulling Lizetta off–balance and right into his arms.

Hamilton tilted his head down, pulled off the mask, and revealed a handsomely delicate face.

Above them, lights strung in the trees suddenly lit up. The two of them stood close, gazing into each other’s eyes; the halo of the colorful lights mirrored in their gaze, resembling a sweet, young couple.

Outside the amusement park, Cassius squinted as he captured the moment on his phone and sent it straight to Remington.

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“Remi, heads up, your cuckoldry is en route.”

He did not like Lizetta and was hoping Remington would misunderstand and be displeased, so he deliberately left out the kids from the shot.

The phone spun in his palm; just as he was about to put it away, Remington called.

Cassius clicked his tongue and answered.

“Where you at?” The man’s voice was calm, but Cassius could sense the underlying tension.

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“You know too much,” Remington’s voice was chilly.

Cassius felt a shiver down his spine and decided not to push his luck, so he shared the location.

“Better hurry, Remi, I’ll keep a close watch for you.”

He hung up, only for the phone to ring again. He answered without looking, “Relax Remi, don’t you trust me? I’ve got e tight leash on Lizetta and her ‘lover‘.”

“What Lizetta and lover?”

A woman’s voice came through and Cassius realized he had Evelina on the line.

Meanwhile, Lizetta and Hamilton had already checked into the amusement park, and Cassius hurried after, making excuses.

“I’ve got something urgent, gotta hang up.”

He hung up, but Evelina had heard the amusement park’s PA system over the phone and was already excitedly grabbing her bag to head out.

Joseph insisted on going to the park to play. Lizetta, always spoiling him, agreed to go in.

The two kids dashed ahead while Hamilton and Lizetta walked together, with him reaching out a hand to

her.

“Let me formally introduce myself. My name is Hamilton Madden, 20 years old, single since birth, standing tall at 6.2 feet, and weighing…”

Lizetta laughed, gesturing for him to cut it out, “You don’t need to go into that much detail”

Hamilton raised an eyebrow, “Nah, I have to. I’m your blind date, after all. I even thought to prepare a detailed introduction for your review to show sincerity.”

His earnest expression left Lizetta speechless.

She thought Joseph’s talk of arranging a blind date was just for fun, not expecting the little

set it up.

Seeing Hamilton still offering his hand, she shook it politely.

“I’m Lizetta Gardenia. Nice to meet you, but I’m not interested in younger boys.” “Who said anything about “big sis‘? Ever seen a big bro as tall and mighty as me?” Hamilton protested, leaning in closer with a teasing twinkle in his