Liz recognized the young starlet as the one who had been shadowing Stella, lavishing her with the most compliments earlier. Seeing how frightened she was, Liz didn't want to make the situation any worse. She attempted to retract the leg that had been grabbed, about to tell her it was okay to get up, but the starlet, thinking Liz wouldn't forgive her, suddenly changed her tone, and it took a turn for the worse.
"Sob sob, I understand now, Mr. Dashiell truly loves Ms. Gardenia. Only Ms. Gardenia is the woman Mr. Dashiell cares about and cherishes. Those ugly rumors were just concocted by people jealous of Ms. Gardenia. Mr. Dashiell's heart belongs solely to Ms. Gardenia; he doesn't care about their foolish fantasies, I..."
The young starlet was clearly very nervous, her voice growing louder and louder.
Stella's face went from pale to flushed in an instant, feeling as though everyone was looking at her with scorn and disdain. All this talk of foolish fantasies and jealousy towards Liz... It was all directed at her. Stella clenched her fists, feeling utterly humiliated. Damn this opportunist!
"Enough, stop talking."
Liz, after a moment of stunned silence, also felt incredibly awkward, her ears turning red. But just as the young starlet stopped talking, Remington, with a slight curl of his lips, said, "Why stop her? It sounds like she's sincerely apologizing. Let her speak her mind."
Liz, "..."
Remington then turned to the young starlet, a subtle lift of his lips indicating, "You seem smart, go on, stand up and speak."
Although he was expressionless, he could still be considered pleasant. Obviously, he was very pleased with the young starlet's speech.
And as other women saw the young starlet being praised, they seemed to have an epiphany and rushed forward. They began to bow and say nice things to Liz and Yolanda, all along similar lines.
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....