"Yeah, five leads, and Mr. Madden is just bringing one bouquet?"
The jest from a fellow dancer had Lizetta slightly panicked. Luckily, no one was actually green with envy; they were just ribbing her. When Jerome pulled out five envelopes with a hefty amount of money in them, everyone rushed forward and they were gone in a flash.
"Mr. Madden's generous. Let Liz have the flowers. We're happy with this."
As they dispersed, Lizetta clutched the bouquet, her cheeks flushed and glistening with sweat.
"I didn't let you down, did I, Mr. Madden?" She looked up.
Jerome smiled softly, not stingy with his praise, "You were perfect. The live stream went really well too. Tickets for the second round sold out the moment they went on sale."
Lizetta blinked, "It's all thanks to everyone's hard work. But, I guess I lived up to the expectations?"
"Exceeded them," Jerome said with a smile.
Lizetta's smile turned radiant, a strand of her hair falling onto the bouquet she held.
Jerome reached into his pocket and handed her a folded blue handkerchief, "For wiping off the sweat."
A drop of sweat on Lizetta's eyelash somewhat blurred her vision, and she instinctively took the handkerchief.
Jerome, now with a free hand, naturally reached out and brushed away the strand of hair caught in the bouquet.
When Remington briskly approached, what he saw was the two standing close together in an intimate gesture.
His handsome face turned stern as he strode forward, grasping Lizetta's arm and pulling her into his embrace, his cold gaze fixed on Jerome, and said, "She's exhausted. If there's nothing else for the dance troupe, I'll take her home now."
Without waiting for Lizetta's reaction, he scooped her up and walked away.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Shattered Illusions Love Lies and Redemption (Lizetta and Remington)
Does evil really triumph always above the good in this novel ? How comes Stella's evilness has no end? Does the author believes that by giving justice and importance to bad people like Stella will make this novel interesring? I am starting to lose my patience and ask when will the writer finally will realize that the protagonist is Lizetta and not Stella....
Update pls thanks!...
This novel is too sad. When will Lizetta experience real happiness. Why is her life so miserable.. Author pls bring changes in the story....
Removed the 5 Chapters per day if you can't keep up to it....